*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                               Hush Puppies

Recipe By     : Elizabeth Powell
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:30
Categories    : American                         Breads
                Breads, Muffins & Rolls          Low Fat
                Rice                             Dressings

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          cornmeal
   2      teaspoons     baking powder
   1      teaspoon      salt
   1      whole         onion -- minced
   2      tablespoons   bacon fat
   1                    egg
     2/3  cup           milk
   6      cups          peanut oil

     Mix cornmeal, baking powder, salt. Saute onion in bacon fat until just
limp; cool slightly. Beat egg until light, stir in milk and onion. Stir into
dry ingredients to form a stiff batter.  Heat oil in deep fryer to 350
degrees. Shape batter into 3" long crescents. Fry in single-layer batches in
hot oil until golden brown.


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Serving Ideas : Serve hot with fried fish.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 902 0 0 0 0 76 435