Corn Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cake yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
1/2 c. corn meal
1 3/4 c. boiling water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. shortening
2 3/4 c. sifted flour

Preparation

Soften yeast in lukewarm water.
Cook corn meal in water 10 minutes; add salt, sugar and shortening.
Cool until lukewarm, stirring occasionally to prevent a film.
When cool, add softened yeast and beat well.
Add flour and mix well.
Knead, using as little flour as possible.
Put into a greased bowl and let rise until almost doubled in bulk.
Knead down and let rise again.