Description
Make your own corn dogs just like at the fair with this rich buttermilk corn batter.
Ingredients
- 1 quart oil for deep frying
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup yellow cornmeal
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 pounds hot dogs
- wooden sticks
Instructions
- Heat oil in a deep fryer to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
- In a large bowl
- stir together the flour
- cornmeal
- sugar
- baking powder and salt. Stir in melted bacon drippings. Make a well in the center
- and pour in the egg
- buttermilk
- and baking soda. Mix until everything is smooth and well blended.
- Pat the hot dogs dry with paper towels so that the batter will stick. Insert wooden sticks into the ends. Dip the hot dogs in the batter one at a time
- shaking off the excess. Deep fry a few at a time in the hot oil until they are as brown as you like them. Drain on paper towels or serve on paper plates.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 mins
Total Time: 19 mins
Servings: 20