Baked Hush Puppies

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The Deen Bros. Take It Easy: Quick and Affordable Meals the Whole Family Will Love

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Baked Hush Puppies

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Editor's Note: These Baked Hush Puppies are perfect for just about any event on your social calendar! You can serve up these Baked Hush Puppies as a tasty side dish for a cookout or a tailgate party. Are you making soup for dinner tonight? Then this side dish will be the perfect accompaniment to a bowl of chicken or tomato soup. This easy quick bread recipe can be whipped up and ready to bake within minutes, and the ingredients list includes items you likely already have on hand at home. You'll love that you can make any meal a little more Southern when you include this recipe, too.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with them, hush puppies are crunchy little cornmeal fritters. We always have them at fish fries, and they’re a real hit with kids (and everyone else). This is a healthier version of one of our Granny Paul’s specialties. We bake them in mini muffin pans to have on hand for a snack. They travel well, too, so they’re a great lunch box option.

Serves8 to 10 kids or 4 to 6 adults

Cooking MethodBaking

CostInexpensive

Easy

Make Ahead RecipeYes

Kid FriendlyYes

OccasionBuffet Meal, Card Night, Casual Dinner Party, Family Get Together, Picnic, Sports Party, Tailgate Party

Recipe CourseSide Dish, Snack

MealSnack

Taste and TextureButtery, Crunchy, Savory

Type of DishMuffins, Quickbreads

Ingredients

2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly grease the cups of a 24-cup mini muffin pan or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper.
In a separate bowl, mix together the onion, milk, eggs, and butter. Fold the egg mixture into the flour mixture until the flour mixture is just moistened.
Spoon 1 tablespoon of the batter into each of the prepared mini muffin cups. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the hush puppies are firm to the touch and golden brown around the edges.