Fresh Water Fish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 filleted bass (12-inch minimum)
1 c. self-rising flour
1 tsp. baking powder
salt
pepper
1 egg, beaten
frying fat oil

Preparation

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and pepper into a smooth paste. Add egg.
In a heavy iron skillet, heat enough fat to half fill skillet.
Fat is at proper temperature when a drop of batter forms a ball.
Dip fish in batter and drop in fat.
Turn to even cooking and cook 7 to 8 minutes, until batter coating is golden brown. Remove and put in paper lined pan in warm oven.
Serve with hush puppies.