3/4 c Yellow cornmeal
3/4 c Unbleached all purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Buttermilk
3 lg Eggs; separated
4 tb Butter; (about) melted
1/3 c Crumbled Maytag blue cheese
1/3 c Finely chopped ham
Maple syrup
Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Whisk buttermilk, egg yolks
and 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter in medium bowl to blend. Whisk into dry
ingredients. Mix in cheese and ham. Beat egg whites in another bowl to
stiff peaks. Fold whites into batter in 2 additions.
Heat 1 tablespoon melted butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Working in batches, pour batter into skillet by 1/4 cupfuls. Cook until
cakes are puffed and golden, adding more butter skillet for each batch if
necessary, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Serve with maple
syrup.
4 Servings
Bon App?it November 1995
Yields
1 Servings