Indian Corn, or Maize
Ingredients
Directions
Make the dough
In a bowl, mix the maize meal and salt.
Gradually add water to form a dough.
Cook
Shape the dough into cakes or flatbreads.
Cook on a hot griddle until golden brown on both sides.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Maize meal
- Forms the main structure of the flatbread and gives it a coarse, grainy texture.
- Water
- Hydrates the meal so it binds into a pliable dough that holds its shape.
The step that matters
Cook on a hot griddle until golden brown on both sides. A hot surface browns the starches and proteins on the surface quickly, giving flavor and color before the interior dries out. A cool griddle makes the flatbread pale and dry.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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