Hush Puppies
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup minced onion
2 cups vegetable oilRecipe
1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Make a well in center of mixture.
2. Stir together egg and buttermilk. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in onion.
3. Pour oil into a 10 inch cast-iron skillet and heat to 375 degrees.
4. Drop batter by tablespoons into the oil and fry in batches 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain hush puppies on a paper towel and serve immediately.
Yield: 4 servings.