Hush Puppies ala Nita

Very good to serve with soup, seafoods. Delicious! Tasty. Moist but not greasy! Enjoy!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2  cups white cornmeal, preferably white lily or martha white, both self rising
• 1  tablespoon flour
• 1  tablespoon granulated sugar (to taste)
• 1  teaspoon table salt
• 3⁄4 cup hot water, boiling
• 1  large egg, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup  peeled and chopped  vidalia onions or 1⁄4 cup  other sweet onion
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk, not low fat
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1. Preheat peanut oil in deep fryer to 325 Degrees F, or until a drop of water sizzles when added to it.
2. Combine meal, flour, salt.
3. Add HOT water.
4. Stir in well.
5. Stir in buttermilk.
6. Add beaten egg.
7. Add and stir in peeled and chopped onion.
8. Finally, add baking soda, mixing all well.
9. Drop by teaspoons into hot oil.
10. Do NOT overcrowd fryer.
11. Cook until golden brown
12. Drain well on a rack or UNcoated paper plate or paper towels.
13. Serve hot!
14. ENJOY!