Spoon Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pt. sweet milk
1 c. cornmeal
3 eggs, room temperature and separated
6 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Scald milk; stir in butter, cornmeal and salt.
Cook, stirring constantly, until cornmeal comes away from sides of pan and thickens.
Set aside to cool until lukewarm.
Add beaten egg yolks; mix thoroughly.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites; mix gently but thoroughly.
Pour into greased and floured 2-quart baking dish and bake at 375\u00b0 for 1 hour or until top is golden brown.
Serve immediately.
Serves 6.