Corn Pone

Name: Corn Pone
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 serving
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow cornmeal (such as Quaker); 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1 cup boiling tap water; 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter, plus 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided; Salted butter

Corn pone is a cornbread cousin. It's pan-fried in butter, which results in a dense and thick bread side with crispy, lacy edges.

1 cup yellow cornmeal (such as Quaker)
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 cup boiling tap water
1/4 cup melted unsalted butter, plus 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
Salted butter