Later this week we will celebrate this post with a cake, but I lacked some basic ingredients needed to bake one today. Why? This is the 100th post on this little, but growing, food blog 🙂
I tried to decide how to celebrate this notable blog world occasion and finally decided on a celebratory cake only to find no milk or eggs in the house 🙁 Therefore, I decided to share a recipe that is in keeping with the heart of this blog: a recipe that my grandmother made and some of my family thought was lost.
My uncle really wanted corn fritters like his mother used to make. Although my aunt apparently tried to make him some, they were deep fried, not the griddle cooked fritters of my grandmother.
When he told me that it was one thing he really would like to have like his mom made, I remembered seeing a recipe somewhere in my collection that was for some type of griddle cooked corn batter. It did not take me long to find it. I realized it was very likely the recipe my grandmother used.
I shared the recipe with my aunt, who promptly cooked them for my uncle. The next day, I received a call saying that it had been the recipe. He had eaten four of them with a huge smile on his face.
Recipe: Grandma’s Corn Fritters
Ingredients
- 2 c. “fritter” corn, drained (I used canned corn)
- 1 c. milk
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 egg whites, beaten stiff but not dry
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients except egg whites.
- Fold egg whites into mixture.
- Fry on hot griddle turning over when bubbles appear in the center as with pancakes.
- Makes approx. 18 using 1/4 c. batter.
- Serve warm with maple syrup, apple butter, powdered sugar, or other topping of your choice
Quick Notes
I used whole kernel canned corn.
Leftover cooked corn on the cob could be cut off and used.
This recipe exemplifies why I started this blog. Saving a simple, pancake-like family recipe from being totally lost and in the process brightening some people’s day, including mine.
It seems fitting for the 100th blog. I am glad we ran out of milk and eggs 😉