Southern-Style Cornmeal Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• ⅓ cup water
• ¼ cup cooking oil (vegetable, canola, melted bacon fat, etc.)
• 1 tablespoon oil or a mix of oil and butter for frying
• 1 cup corn kernels (optional, if using fresh corn)
• Additional buttermilk (if making cornbread pancakes)

Instructions: