Cornmeal pancakes

I made these for "lunch" yesterday and we thought they were very nice.

Cornmeal pancakes
Adapted from Joy of Cooking

1 cup yellow (fine ground) cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. vanilla scented or regular sugar
1 cup boiling water
1 egg, separated
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. melted butter, still warm
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder

Mix the cornmeal, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the hot water, cover the bowl, and let sit for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk together the milk, vanilla, and egg white. Separately mix the melted butter and egg yolk, then add to the milk mixture. In another small bowl, combine the flour and the baking powder. (The batter will be quite thin.)

Whisk the wet ingredients into the cornmeal mixture, then stir in the flour-baking powder mix just til combined. Cook in a preheated 12" skillet or griddle using a scant 1/3 cup of batter. Makes about 12 pancakes to serve 3-4.