Frontier Corn Dodgers Recipe.

Corn dodgers were famous during pioneer life because they were very versatile and easy to carry around. You can eat them as a side to your meals or munch on them as a snack when you get hungry.

They’re relatively small, so pioneers would keep these in their pockets.

INGREDIENTS

2 Cups (coarse) yellow cornmeal

2 Tablespoons butter [or margarine]

1/2 Teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon sugar

2 Cups whole milk

1 Teaspoon baking powder

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 400° F.
• Cook cornmeal in a saucepan with butter, salt, sugar and milk until the mixture boils.
• Turn off the heat, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes. 
• Add baking powder and stir.
• Spoon the mix onto the Baking Pan in heaping tablespoon-size balls, then bake for 10 to 15 minutes. 
• They are done when slightly brown around the edges.

Cast Iron Corn Dodger Shaped Baking Pan.