Homemade Corn Dogs Recipe

Learn to make homemade corn dogs with a simple buttermilk batter and your favorite brand of hot dogs. These fun fried snacks are even better than the ones at the fair!

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 35

Servings:

Ingredients

¾ cup yellow cornmeal
¾ cup all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 egg , slightly beaten
3 Tablespoons honey
¾ cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
10 hot dogs
10 wooden sticks or skewers
Vegetable oil , for frying

Instructions

Heat oil: In a large dutch oven or pot, heat the vegetable oil for frying until it reaches 350°F.
Whisk dry ingredients: In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup cornmeal, 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder.
Whisk in wet ingredients: Add the 3 Tablespoons honey, 1 egg, 3/4 cup buttermilk and 2 teaspoons vegetable oil and whisk again until well combined. Allow it to sit for 10 minutes.
Insert skewers: Meanwhile, pat the hot dogs dry with a paper towel and put a stick or skewer in each one, about half way through the hot dog vertically.
Dip and cook: Pour the cornmeal batter in a tall drinking glass. Dip a hot dog in the batter, making sure the entire hot dog is covered in batter. Gently place in the hot oil, starting by hold the stick for about 5 seconds and then letting go. It will fall to the bottom of the pot. Fry for 3 minutes, or until golden brown. You can cook 2 or three at a time. Remove and let drain and cool slightly on a paper towel or wire rack. Repeat with all 10 hot dogs.

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