Crawfish Puffs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. onion powder
2 eggs, separated
3/4 c. milk
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 c. (8 oz.) crawfish tails, coarsely chopped
3 c. cooked rice
1/4 c. minced pepper
Tabasco sauce
fat for frying

Preparation

Sift together dry ingredients.
Beat egg yolks, milk and vegetable oil until blended.
Add to dry ingredients and beat until blended.
Stir in crawfish, rice and green peppers.
Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry, then fold into batter.
Add Tabasco sauce to taste.
Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into deep, hot fat (375\u00b0).
Fry until golden, 3 to 4 minutes, turning once. Drain on paper towel and serve with cocktail sauce or tartar sauce. Makes 24 puffs.