How To Make Hush Puppies In The Oven

Add to cornmeal mixture and stir just until blended.

How to make hush puppies in the oven. Make them by the dozen and serve them immediately. In a separate bowl mix together the onion milk eggs and butter. Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients add the egg and beat gently then incorporate the egg into the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl combine the cornmeal flour baking powder salt and pepper.

1 1 2 cups cornmeal to 1 2 cup flour. Dutch oven or a deep cast iron skillet. Blend cornmeal flour baking powder salt sugar and red pepper in medium bowl. After much experimentation i landed on a 3 1 ratio.

If too much flour is used the hush puppies become heavy dense and bread like. Deep fry them on each side for about three minutes flipping them over with a slotted spoon or frying utensil. Move drained hush puppies to a baking pan and put them in the preheated oven until serving time. Ingredients vegetable oil 2 3 cup yellow cornmeal 1 3 cup all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 4 teaspoon salt 1 8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 2 cup finely chopped onion 1 3 cup milk 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.

The key to keeping hush puppies together is making sure the oil is heated to the correct temperature. Periodically check the temperature while frying to make sure it remains between 350 and 375. Spray cups of mini muffin pans with nonstick vegetable spray. Sugar the sugar will make these brown much faster so make sure to turn the hush puppies consistently and the oil temp stays steady at 365 f.

Fold the egg mixture into the flour. When it comes to the pot our test kitchen likes to fry them in either a 6 qt. If made from just cornmeal hush puppies will fall apart in the oil. How to make hush puppies preheat about 1 inch deep of oil in a cast iron dutch oven over medium heat for approximately 5 minutes.

Once golden brown transport the nuggets to a paper towel. And when it comes to the spoon use a soup spoon or a 1 tablespoon measure ice cream scoop. Lightly grease a 24 cup mini muffin pan or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Ingredients oil for frying 3 4 cup flour 3 4 cup cornmeal 1 tablespoon sugar 1 1 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons salt 1 2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 2 teaspoon onion powder 1 2 teaspoon paprika 1 4 teaspoon pepper 1 egg large 1 cup buttermilk 4 tablespoons butter cold and cut into small cubes.

Add 3 4 inches of oil to your skillet or dutch oven and using a thermometer heat the oil to 365 375. In a large bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. Beat eggs milk and oil in small bowl. 355 365 f is ideal.

Directions preheat oven to 425 degrees. If you need to keep the hush puppies warm as you make subsequent batches heat the oven to 200 f. They ll retain the freshly fried flavor and consistency for up to 20 minutes.