Hush Puppies Recipe
These Southern hush puppies are golden and crisp on the outside with a soft, fluffy center, lightly sweetened and perfectly seasoned for a classic comfort-food side.
Servings: 24 puppies
Calories: 60kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay
- ½ teaspoon salt or a little extra for your taste preference
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Oil for frying vegetable or canola oil, about 3 cups
Instructions
- Whisk together the yellow cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, pepper, onion powder and Old Bay in a large mixing bowl.
- In a different mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk, melted butter and honey until smooth.
- Pour the buttermilk into the dry ingredients and stir well but do not over-mix. Make sure the dry ingredients are fully combined. Set aside.
- In a large Dutch oven, heat the frying oil to 335°F. I like to clip on a thermometer to make sure the oil temp stays steady.
- Using a tablespoon cookie scooper, scoop the batter and drop it into the oil. This will be the tester. Cook for 90 seconds, then flip over and cook for an additional 90 seconds. The color should be a rich golden. Remove and place on a cooling rack with a baking sheet underneath. Wait until the hush puppy has cooled a little bit and slice open. The texture should be fully cooked and even colored.
- Continue to scoop out the batter and drop into the oil in about 6-8 piece batches. Adjust the oil temperature as necessary, not allowing it to get hotter than 350°F.
- Place all the hush puppies onto the cooling rack, so they stay crispy. Sprinkle with a little coarse salt while they are still hot.
- Serve warm and with a side of honey butter and a drizzle of honey over the top.
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Notes
Keep the oil temperature steady to avoid dark outsides with undercooked centers.
Nutrition
Serving: 3puppies | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 54IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.5mg
