How To Make Hush Puppies In The Oven

They ll retain the freshly fried flavor and consistency for up to 20 minutes.

How to make hush puppies in the oven. Directions preheat the oven to 450. In a separate bowl mix together the onion milk eggs and butter. In a large bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl combine the cornmeal flour baking powder salt and pepper.

Deep fry them on each side for about three minutes flipping them over with a slotted spoon or frying utensil. If too much flour is used the hush puppies become heavy dense and bread like. After much experimentation i landed on a 3 1 ratio. Add 3 4 inches of oil to your skillet or dutch oven and using a thermometer heat the oil to 365 375.

Spray cups of mini muffin pans with nonstick vegetable spray. Make them by the dozen and serve them immediately. 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. If made from just cornmeal hush puppies will fall apart in the oil.

Be sure to follow our other frying tips. 355 365 f is ideal. Lightly grease a 24 cup mini muffin pan or spray with nonstick cooking spray. If you need to keep the hush puppies warm as you make subsequent batches heat the oven to 200 f.

When it comes to the pot our test kitchen likes to fry them in either a 6 qt. Directions preheat oven to 425 degrees. 1 1 2 cups cornmeal to 1 2 cup flour. Move drained hush puppies to a baking pan and put them in the preheated oven until serving time.

And when it comes to the spoon use a soup spoon or a 1 tablespoon measure ice cream scoop. Add to cornmeal mixture and stir just until blended. Periodically check the temperature while frying to make sure it remains between 350 and 375. Once golden brown transport the nuggets to a paper towel.

Dutch oven or a deep cast iron skillet. The key to keeping hush puppies together is making sure the oil is heated to the correct temperature. 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. Beat eggs milk and oil in small bowl.

Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients add the egg and beat gently then incorporate the egg into the dry ingredients. Fold the egg mixture into the flour. 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.