| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 25 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 15 min |
| Yield: | about 30 hushpuppies |
Ingredients
- 1 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt plus to taste
- Pinch of cayenne
- 1 1/4 cup butter milk
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 scallions, finely chopped
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Using a fine-meshed sieve over a large bowl, sift together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cayenne. Using a rubber spatula, stir in the buttermilk, egg, and scallions, until a batter is formed. (Take care not to over-mix the batter or the hushpuppies will be dense.)
- Pour the oil for frying into a large heavy-bottomed pot to a depth of 2 inches. Place over medium heat and heat to 375 degrees F. Working in small batches, using a greased teaspoon, drop spoonfuls of batter into the oil, turning once, frying until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per batch. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the hushpuppies to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately.
- Cook’s Note: Using a greased spoon (vegetable oil spray works well) helps to release the batter from the spoon. Additionally, if you drop the batter off of the tip of the spoon it will form ball shapes; if dropped off the side it will form oblong shapes.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 230 |
| Total Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 23 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 27 mg |
| Sodium | 245 mg |
Reviews
This makes hoe cakes, not hush puppies.
Not sure what I may have done wrong. I followed the recipe to a tee. Ended up with pancakes. Good flavor, though.
This recipe was easy to make. I personal don’t like real sweet hush puppies but if you do add a little more sugar. They where light and fluffy..
This is a really good recipe. When it says, just a pinch of cayenne, that is really all you need, because it has a good amount of spice with that little pinch.
I didn’t have scallions, I just used white onions (very fine pieces and it turned out really good. If you do not over mix, you don’t have to make big balls when putting into the oil because the batter will increase in size. I suggest that you make your balls smaller than a golf ball.
Also, I only did have this recipe and ended up with 10 small hushpuppies.
Great recipe!
You cannot beat a good hush puppies recipe, and this is a good one. Thank You
i either had a ah moment are a lot of duh moments.there are only two of us, so i have always cut down the recipes to make just a few. this time, i mixed all dry ingrediates, (including dried egg),then just dumped a little of the mix in a bowl, chopped some onion and jalepeno, then added buttermilk to right consistancy.they were fabulous.
Like paula deen I am from savannah. I know hush puppies. These are the best ever!!!!
My husband loved this recipe. I did add a little more cornmeal to the batter because it was a bit runny and I ended up with flat hushpuppies at first. BUT they tasted amazing. A keeper.
These were excellent. Perfect cake-like consistency in the middle and crispy outside. They were a hit!