thank you Delma, now I don't have to wait once a year to get my fix, ahhaa it's the only time of year I do have a corn dog, and that's during our fairs. smile Syl
Sugar Syl says: Good friends are like stars ... you don't always see them, but you know they're always there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "delma bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; "Peeps-Cooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 8:01 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] State Fair Corn Dogs > > > State Fair Corn Dogs > > makes 6 corn dogs > > 1 quart vegetable oil for frying, plus 1 tablespoon > 3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal > 1/2 cup all-purpose flour plus additional for dredging hot dogs > 2 tablespoons sugar > 1 teaspoon dry mustard > 1 teaspoon baking powder > 1/2 teaspoon salt > 1/2 cup milk > 1 large egg > 6 hot dogs (I would choose a plump, New York-Chicago dog, like > Usinger's) > 6 sticks (see NOTE) > > 1. In a medium saucepan (it must be wide enough to accommodate > several hotdogs > frying at once), heat oil to 375 degrees. > > 2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine cornmeal, 1/2 cup flour, > sugar, dry > mustard, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk together > milk, egg and > the remaining tablespoon of vegetable oil. Whisk wet ingredients > into dry, > whisking only until lumps are gone. > > 3. Pat hot dogs dry with paper towels. Place flour for dredging on a > plate. Roll > a hot dog in the flour, tapping off excess. Using a fork or tongs, > dip floured > hot dog in batter. Drop into hot oil. Fry about 3 minutes, turning > to brown > evenly. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. You can fry 2 or > 3 at once, > but let the oil return to 375 degrees F between batches. While still > hot, skewer > each dog with a stick, pushing the stick about halfway up into dog. > Serve > immediately with ketchup and mustard. > > NOTE: Your Corn Dog stick has to be solid enough to support the dog > without > bending or breaking. Bamboo skewers, for example, may not be firm > enough. I have > found the perfect Corn Dog stick right in my kitchen drawer: the > chopstick. The > one you choose should be a few inches longer than the hot dog, and > should have a > pointy end to facilitate pushing the stick into the hot dog > > Delma > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
