North Carolina Hush Puppies

 

 

Ingredients:

Dry Ingredients

            1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda

            1 Tablespoon Flour

            1/4 Teaspoon Salt coarse

            1 Cup Cornmeal

Wet Ingredients

            1/2 Cup Buttermilk

            1 Teaspoon Sugar

            1/4 Cup Water

            1 Egg beaten

 

Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients together.

2. Then add egg, buttermilk, and water.

3. Drop by spoonful into hot deep fat. Fry to a golden brown. (If a deep pot is used, the hush puppy will float to the top when done).

 

Chef’s note:  Lots of people add finely chopped onions or jalapenos to the batter.  It is only limited by your imagination.  Nephew Frank thinks about adding bacon to his every single time.

I like mine plain with butter to dip the finished product in.  It is how my family raised me.