How To Make Hush Puppies With Self Rising Cornmeal
A deep fry thermometer is key in making sure your oil is at the right temperature.
How to make hush puppies with self rising cornmeal. In a medium bowl whisk together corn muffin mix and flour. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. Whisk egg in medium bowl. Stir in buttermilk corn meal mix flour and onion until smooth.
Using a large skillet preheat oil for frying to 350 f. In a large bowl combine the cornmeal flour baking powder and salt. The temperature should be around 370 f. Cook about 3 to 4 minutes browning on all sides.
When recipes such as hush puppies corn bread corn dogs etc call for self rising cornmeal and you have none at home it s easy to make your own with these three ingredients. The hushpuppies will turn over in the oil as they cook. Let stand 5 minutes. Heat 2 inches oil in deep fryer or heavy saucepan to 375 f over medium heat.
Hush puppies are made up of corn meal batter that has garlic powder onion powder and a hint of paprika for some added spice. In a small bowl stir together the buttermilk and egg. Stir in the onion. Add to dry ingredients just until combined.
Drop the batter into the hot oil by teaspoonfuls. Using a mixing bowl stir together the cornmeal flour baking soda and salt. For softer hush puppies use 1 3 4 cups of self rising cornmeal mix and 1 2 cup of self rising flour. In a cast iron dutch oven or an electric skillet heat oil to 365.
Have oil hot in a skillet and drop hushpuppies into oil. Add egg grated onion buttermilk salt and pepper. Mixed these all together and your batter is thick rich and creamy. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls into the hot fat and fry until golden brown.
Heat the peanut oil in a deep fryer or a large heavy bottomed pot to 250 degrees f. Combine cornmeal flour onion salt egg and milk. Store in an air tight container. The batter should be just wet enough that you can shape it into balls about the size of a walnut with your hands and it sticks together.
Makes about 24 hush puppies. Whisk the egg milk and onion.