Hush Puppies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. yellow cornmeal
1 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 egg
1 c. water
1 medium onion, chopped
about 1/2 c. vegetable oil

Preparation

In mixing bowl, combine first 6 ingredients; beat egg with half of water.
Stir into cornmeal mixture.
Stir in onion and just enough water to make a thick batter.
(Batter should drop, not pour from spoon.)
Heat oil to very hot.
Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls into the hot oil.
Cook uncovered about 3 minutes.