Hush Puppies Recipe
Ingredients
| Yellow cornmeal | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Flour | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Sugar | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Baking soda | 3/4 Teaspoon | |
| Onion | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), finley chopped | |
| Buttermilk | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Angostura bitters | 3/4 Teaspoon | |
| Egg | 1 , Well beaten | |
| Fat for deep frying heated to 375°F | ||
Directions
Mix the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
Add the onion and a mixture of the buttermilk, bitters, and egg; mix until well blended.
Using about a heaping tablespoon for each, form into small cakes.
2.
Put into the hot fat only as many cakes at one time as will float uncrowded one layer deep.
Fry 3 to 4 minutes, or until well browned.
Turn cakes with tongs or a fork as they rise to the surface and several times during cooking (do not pierce).
Lift cakes from fat with slotted spoon and drain before removing to absorbent paper.
Add the onion and a mixture of the buttermilk, bitters, and egg; mix until well blended.
Using about a heaping tablespoon for each, form into small cakes.
2.
Put into the hot fat only as many cakes at one time as will float uncrowded one layer deep.
Fry 3 to 4 minutes, or until well browned.
Turn cakes with tongs or a fork as they rise to the surface and several times during cooking (do not pierce).
Lift cakes from fat with slotted spoon and drain before removing to absorbent paper.
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