If you believe there’s only one way to make cornbread, think again. There is cornbread and then there is hot water cornbread. The latter uses just cornmeal, hot water, salt and fat (butter, oil) and ...

Squares of cornbread on a white plate - Bhofack2/Getty Images Hot water cornbread hits differently. This Southern Sunday dinner staple isn't like your regular oven-baked cornbread. Don't get me wrong!

Hot water corn bread is a soul food staple served along side dishes like greens and black-eyed peas. Even if you're unfamiliar with this fried cornmeal bread, you have probably had something similar.

Before we lost power Friday night, I decided to rummage in the cupboards and make us a treat. We had no milk, no brown sugar, almost no fruit and were out of most things used to make sweet treats. So ...