SPOON BREAD

Serve instead of potatoes for any dish with a good bit of gravy or sauce.

1 cup cooked grits, room temperature
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup boiling water
1 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, melted then cooled slightly
2 eggs
1 level tsp. baking powder
1 level tsp. sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix grits and corn meal, then pour in the boiling water. Beat till smooth. Add milk, then beat egg yolks and whites seperately.
Add melted butter to yolks, mixing with other ingredients, then add baking powder, salt and pepper. Fold in stiffly beaten whites of eggs.

Pour the mixture into a buttered deep pan or casserole; .cover with plastic wrap and/or foil tightly. Set the pan containing the spoon bread batter into a larger pan containing hot water and place in the oven. Let cook until set in the middle (about 30 minutes).