Southern Hush Puppies
Ingredients
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1 cup yellow cornmeal
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1/2 cup All-Purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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2-3 tablespoons grated onion or 2 tablespoons of garlic powder
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1 large egg
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1 cup buttermilk
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dash cayenne pepper, optional
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2 quarts vegetable oil
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NOTE:
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If using self-rising cornmeal and flour, omit the baking powder and salt.
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Heat an oven to 200 F. Move drained hush puppies to a rack in a baking pan and put them in the preheated oven until serving time (up to 20 minutes).
Directions
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In a mixing bowl, combine cornmeal with flour, salt, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
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In another bowl, whisk the egg with the buttermilk.
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Blend the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients. The dough should be thick enough to drop from a spoon slowly but easily.
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Add onion and cayenne pepper.
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In a deep fryer or heavy skillet, heat oil to 370 degrees. The oil should be deep enough for the hush puppies to float.
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Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls into the hot oil and fry until golden brown.
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Remove the hush puppies to paper towels to drain and keep warm while frying the rest.
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