Baked Hush Puppies

Leslie in Texas's Note:

Here's a healthier alternative to the usual deep-fried hush puppies. I think these look like mini corn muffins, but they taste the way a hush puppy should. Originally from an August 1983 issue of Bon Apetit from "The Cook's Exchange Readers' Best Recipes".

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 hush pu ...

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ cup onion , finely diced
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 2⁄3; cup milk
• 4 tablespoons canola oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Spray cups of mini muffin pans with nonstick vegetable spray.
3. Blend cornmeal, flour,baking powder, salt, sugar and red pepper in medium bowl.
4. Stir in onion.
5. Beat eggs, milk and oil in small bowl.
6. Add to cornmeal mixture and stir just until blended.
7. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling cups 1/2 to 2/3 full.
8. Bake until golden, about 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
9. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[LonghornMama]

Tastes just like a hush puppy except no crunchy outer fried part. Made 24 mini muffins and could have made them smaller. Best straight out of the oven. With Crispy Catfish Fillets and Tartar Sauce we had a fried fish meal without the fried. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

[cookee monster]

I made these last night to go with our pan fried catfish. My DH grew up in the south and misses his favorite foods. Since I don't deep fry anything I hoped that this would be an acceptable substitution. I got 30 some mini muffins and it was a good thing. He was popping them in left and right. DD thought there was something missing. I think it was the grease ;) Tonight I made a stove top "cornbread" stuffing with the left overs. I will be making this again. Thank you.