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Hush Puppies

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 8–10 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Side, Vegetarian, Baked, Fried

Tags: deep fried, easy, recipes for fritters, recipes using baking powder, recipes using baking soda, recipes using cornmeal, recipes using cow milk, recipes using egg, recipes with metric units, side dish, southern u.s., vegetarian

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AHush_Puppies)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AHush%20Puppies&oldid=4524031

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • 1½ cups yellow corn meal
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1¾ teaspoons salt
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup chopped green onions
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil

Directions

  1. Pour oil 3–4 inches (7.5 cm to 10 cm) deep in a pan and preheat to 370°F (~190°C).
  2. In bowl mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cayenne.
  3. Mix in eggs, green onions, milk, and ¼ cup vegetable oil.
  4. Spoon 6–7 tablespoons of the batter into preheated oil.
  5. Fry, stirring constantly for overall browning, until golden brown.
  6. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.

Notes

⅓ cup minced green onions may be substituted for fresh onions.

Add 6 oz (170 g) pimento cheese to the batter.