Asha Gomez’s Puffy Ginger Hoecakes – Garden & Gun

Ingredients

• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup yellow self-rising cornmeal
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons white granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons peeled, finely chopped fresh ginger
• 2 green onions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
• 2 cups canola oil
• Spicy Syrup (recipe below)
• 2 tablespoons whole cumin seeds, coarsely ground
• 2 tablespoons whole coriander seeds, coarsely ground
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 cups maple syrup or cane syrup