Southern Spoon Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. corn meal
2 c. milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. melted shortening
1 c. milk
3 beaten egg yolks
3 stiffly beaten egg whites

Preparation

Cook corn meal and 2 cups milk until consistency of mush. Remove from heat.
Add salt, baking powder, shortening and remaining 1 cup of milk.
Add egg yolks and fold in egg whites. Bake in greased two-quart baking dish in moderate oven (325\u00b0) for 1 hour.
Spoon into warm dishes; top with butter.
Serves 6.