Mo-Mo’s Hush Puppies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: approx 20 minutes

2 cups self-rising Cornmeal

1/2 cup all-purpose Flour

1/3 cup Sugar*

1 Egg

1 medium Onion, chopped small

1/2 cup Buttermilk, whole milk will also work

Grease/Peanut Oil, for deep frying**

Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, and onion together in a medium bowl.  Add egg and buttermilk to dry ingredients and mix well. Allow to set at room temp at least 30 min prior to cooking. Depending on the consistency of your mixture, you may have to add a FEW DROPS of water to have a nice texture.  Use a small scoop to dip some of the mixture out and drop into HOT grease.  Allow to cook but watch them after they are placed in the grease.  When the hush puppy gets done on the side that is submerged in the grease, it will float on top of the grease.  When they float, they will need to be "flipped" over with a spoon onto the other side to cook.

*make sure that your sugar amount is accurate because if it is off even just a little bit it will affect the flip of the hushpuppy.

**make sure grease is hot enough because if it is not, puppies will not be good.

Submitted By: Melissa Coffell, EMT

Arkansas, USA