Mini Corn Dogs From Emeril Food

MINI CORN DOGS

Steps:

• Heat 2 inches of oil in a large heavy pot to 375 degrees F on a deep-frying thermometer. Line a plate with paper towels.
• Insert wooden ice pop sticks or skewers securely into the hot dogs.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the eggs and buttermilk together in a large bowl. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and whisk to combine. Pour the batter into a tall drinking glass.
• When the oil is hot, dip a hot dog into the batter to coat thoroughly, then add it to the oil. Repeat with as many as will fit comfortably in the pot. Fry, turning occasionally, until puffed and golden brown all over, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to the lined plate to drain. Repeat with the remaining hot dogs, returning the oil to 375 degrees F between batches.
• Serve immediately with ketchup and mustard.

MINI CORN DOGS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
• Then add the egg and milk. Stir until batter is smooth with no lumps and chill in refrigerator for 25 minutes.
• Cut the hot dogs into ⅓ pieces and coat in flour to help batter to stick to the dogs.
• Preheat oil to 350ºF (180ºC).
• Dunk flour battered hot dogs into corn dog batter by using a fork. Make sure to fully coat the dogs before frying in the oil.
• Fry at 350ºF (180ºC) for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown. For even cooking use a slotted steel spoon or a pair of tongs to rotate the floating corn dogs.
• Dry off excess oil with paper towels.
• Serve with side of veggies or fruit.
• Enjoy!

MINI CORN DOGS

Steps:

• 1. In a medium pot, preheat oil to 365°F.
• 2. In a mixing bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour, sugar, cayenne pepper, chili powder, salt, white pepper, baking powder, and baking soda. {Tip: If you prefer a smoother batter, pulse the cornmeal and flour together in a food processor before stirring in the remaining dry ingredients.} Stir in buttermilk, egg, and honey and gently whisk until no lumps remain. Fold in bacon.
• 3. Skewer 1 cocktail wiener on each toothpick. Working in small batches, dip and roll wieners in batter until fully coated and then quickly and carefully drop them, toothpick and all, into the hot oil. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

MINI CORN DOGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 4 ingredients. Cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients until a soft dough forms; dough will be sticky. , Turn onto a generously floured surface; knead 6-8 times or until smooth, adding additional flour as needed. Roll out to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/4-in. biscuit cutter. Fold each dough circle over a hot dog and press edges to seal. Place on greased baking sheets. , Bake at 450° until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. In an small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with corn dogs.

MINI CORN DOGS (FROM EMERIL)

Steps:

• Tip: Dry mini hot dogs with paper towels (rolling a few around at a time). this will help the batter stick to the dogs.
• Preheat the fryer. In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg and milk together. Whisk in the Essence, baking powder, cornmeal, flour, and sugar. Whisk until smooth. Season with salt and cayenne.
• Spear the sausage links leaving a 1/2-inch from the top. Dip each sausage in the batter, coating the sausage evenly.
• Gently lay the corndogs in a deep fryer or pot of hot oil (350F) and fry until golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally for overall browning.
• Remove the corndogs from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season the corndogs with Essence. Serve the corndogs with warm mustard.

OVEN CORN DOGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and make sure the oven rack is in the center position.
• Lightly grease the corn-shaped wells of the cast iron pan with 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil.
• Place the pan in the oven to preheat (pan should heat in the oven at least 15 minutes).
• While the pan is heating, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, cornmeal, flour, baking powder, Baby Bam, salt, buttermilk, egg, and cheddar in a mixing bowl and stir with a fork until just combined.
• Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven and spoon about 3 tablespoons of the batter into each well. (This will use up only half of the batter.).
• Lay 2 cocktail sausages down the center of each well.
• Spoon the remaining batter into each well, dividing evenly between the wells, completely covering the sausages.
• Bake until golden brown, about 18 minutes.
• Remove pan from the oven and let sit for 3 to 5 minutes before turning the muffins out of the pan.
• Serve hot, with desired condiments for dipping.