Corn Dogs

By tjberens

A homemade Corn Dog recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Yellow Cornmeal
• 1/2 Cup Flour plus more for dusting on the Hot Dogs
• 1 Tsp Fresh Baking Powder
• 1 Tsp Salt
• 1 Egg Beaten
• 2 Cups Buttermilk
• 2 Tbsp Bacon Drippings or Peanut Oil
• 8 Hot Dogs; preferably all beef
• 8 Thin Sticks With Pointy Ends (some People Use Chopsticks, I used sticks designated for candy apples.)

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil to 365 degrees.
Mix the cornmeal, and ½ cup of the flour, baking powder and salt.
Beat the egg in the buttermilk and add to dry ingredients.
Pour the batter into a tall glass or quart-sized Mason jar.
Gently poke the sticks into the hot dogs about half-way, leaving enough sticking out to be a suitable handle.
Put some flour on a plate (you can start with 1/ 2 a cup) and roll the hot dog until it’s coated (doing this helps the batter stick to the dog).
Dip the hot dog into the batter and then add to the oil.
Cook for three minutes, turning occasionally.Drain on paper towels.
Serve immediately.

Notes: The best thing about homemade corn dogs is you can jazz up the batter if you wish, with jalapenos or chipotles, and you have control over the dogs you use.