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Hoecakes

Paula Deen

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Busy Working Women's Quick Meal

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  • on March 22, 2012

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    I add 1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp baking soda. It makes them a bit fluffier.

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  • on November 20, 2011

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    So So Awesome. Did as a trial run for TG dinner, and now, can't wait to make for the family. First batch was on a griddle, light oil,they were OK. 2nd batch fried in veg oil and were amazing. Crispy and fluffy. I see lots of Hoecakes in my future!

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  • on September 25, 2011

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    WONDERFUL!!! I have been looking for a recipe like these, glad to have found them...I should have know it would be from Paula. One of my favorite cooks!!!

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  • on August 19, 2011

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    First time I ever had hoecakes and I loved them! I saw Tyler Florence talking about these on the Food Network show "Best thing I ever ate" - He said that Paula made these for his wedding and she also serves them at her Ladys and Sons restaurant for free (instead of the typical bread basket...

    These were so easy to make and really good. Like biscuits. They come out beautifully circularly shaped. I wonder what these would taste like if they were sweetened with more sugar. I bet these cakes would taste so good that way too...as a dessert! Maybe with some confectioners sugar on top...

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  • on August 05, 2011

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    The best hoecake I have ever eaten!! I opted out the cornmeal, and used a little less oil, and they were great! I served them with Tomato gravy!!!

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  • on August 03, 2011

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    I made hoe cakes for the first time and oh my goodness were they good. And fluffy! They are so yummy. I didn't change anything in the recipe. The next time i make them I think the only thing I will change is cooking them on the griddle instead of in a pan with oil. They do seem to soak the oil right up.

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  • on April 02, 2011

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    I ate hoecakes for the first time. A friend said to add a little syrup. My My they were delicious!!!!

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  • on January 20, 2011

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    I do like Paula as she's just about the sweetest thing ever, but I didn't find anything special about these hoecakes. They lacked any real flavor and, like many quick-cook recipes with corn meal, they were somewhat gritty. I find that if you assemble all of the dry ingredients and then pour in boiling water, this helps gives you a smoother texture. I also change the wet ingredients and use 1/2C buttermilk and 1/2C water. And I add a little cinnamon to spice it up a little.

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  • on February 06, 2010

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    Paula Deen calls these Hoecakes! Not sure why-I had to look up to see what was in them, once I saw it listed in prepackaged forms. I hadn't seen this recipe in years! I love these things. My great grandma (if she was alive would be 112. She used to make them for me and my dad all the time!! I am only 32 but, recognize that she probably used this recipe herself!! Dicie (my great-grandma was from Arkansas, I am sure that recipe didn't fall to far from her tree too! ; Thanks Paula Deen!

    --Melissa J

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  • on January 24, 2010

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    Often when cooking with cornmeal, the finished product is dense and dry; but not with Paula Deen's hoecake recipe! Cornmeal flavor came through, while cakes were crisp on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. We also had lunch in Paula Deen's restaurant in Savannah and experienced these cakes for the very first time. I was delighted to find the recipe on this website, and couldn't wait to try them at home. Finding self-rising corn meal and flour was the first trick (maybe it's because we're in the north?, but a couple grocery stores later, I had everything needed to make the recipe. I was very pleased with how they turned out. Mine were a bit taller than the ones served in the restaurant- almost double the height, but I think for a breakfast entree, that made them that much better!

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