Curly Corn Dogs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/3 cups fine cornmeal
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup honey
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 8 hot dogs, quartered lengthwise
• mustard, for serving

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300°.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and onion powder. in another bowl, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the milk and honey. using a rubber spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just blended. let the batter stand for 15 minutes.
• 3 in a large, deep skillet, heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil to 350°. set a large rack over a large, rimmed baking sheet lined with newspaper or paper towels.
• 4 dip 4 hot dog strips in the batter to coat, then slip them into the hot oil. fry until browned and crisp, about 2 minutes. transfer to the rack to drain; keep the corn dogs warm in the preheated oven while you finish frying.
• 5 repeat, frying up to 6 strips at a time. serve hot, with mustard.