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
|
