The South has Risen Again

Ok, that's a little strong.  But I did make gluten-free hush puppies today. I haven't had a hush puppy in over 5 years.  In the south, that is a sad, sad thing.  Now the sadness is over.

Hush puppies

•  1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 cup this all purpose mix*
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 tsp Ener-g Egg Replacer + 2 Tbsp warm water, mixed with a fork ‘til lightly frothy
• 3/4 cup almond milk
•  ½ small red onion, finely chopped (optional, but highly recommended - yellow onion would work too)
• Canola oil for deep-fat frying

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk the egg replacer, almond milk and onion; add to dry ingredients just until combined.
•  In a deep-fat fryer or electric skillet, heat oil to 350°. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into oil. Fry 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm. Yield: 4-6 servings.

* I haven't tried it, but would expect that any all purpose mix would work.  Or probably even brown rice, sorghum, or millet flour with 1/8 tsp of xanthan.  Again...haven't tried it. That's just a guess.


I based my recipe on this one from Taste of Home