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HUSH PUPPIES 3

The Bounty Of Central Florida by Valerie Hart

Yield: 6 Servings


2 cups white cornmeal
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1 finely-chopped small jalapeno pepper
1 jumbo graded egg, beaten
2 cups half-and-half
Oil or fat to half fill a deep fryer with a basket insert


1. Heat the oil to the boiling point, 370°F.

2. Sift the dry ingredients together.

3. Add egg and half-and-half, stirring well to combine. (Add the jalapeno.)

4. Immerse the basket into the oil to become hot.

5. Drop the batter by level tablespoons into the basket. Fry 3-5 minutes until they turn golden brown and float to the top. Dry on paper toweling