Hush Puppies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. yellow cornmeal
1 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. onion, finely chopped
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
1 egg, well beaten
cooking oil for deep frying

Preparation

Heat cooking oil to 375\u00b0 in deep fryer.
Mix together in a bowl the first 6 ingredients.
Make a well in center of dry ingredients and add a mixture of the milk and egg all at once.
Mix until well blended.
Using about 1 heaping tablespoon for each, form into small cakes.
Deep-fry only as many cakes at one time as will float uncrowded one layer deep in the hot fat.
Fry 3 to 4 minutes or until well browned.
Turn cakes with tongs as they rise to the surface several times during cooking.
Lift and drain over fat before draining on absorbent paper.
Makes about 1 1/2 dozen.