Description
Golden, crispy cornmeal batter wrapped around juicy hot dogs — the ultimate fairground favorite made fresh at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 hot dogs
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
- Wooden skewers
Instructions
- Insert wooden skewers into hot dogs and pat them dry with paper towels.
- In a bowl, whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, egg, and buttermilk until smooth and thick.
- Heat oil in a deep pot to 375°F.
- Dip each hot dog into the batter, coating it evenly.
- Fry 2–3 corn dogs at a time until golden brown, about 3–4 minutes each.
- Drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- Serve hot with ketchup, mustard, or cheese dip.
Notes
- Ensure the oil is at the correct temperature for even frying.
- For a spicier kick, consider adding cayenne pepper to the batter.
- These corn dogs can be served with various dipping sauces.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 corn dog
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 20mg