Easy Hush Puppies Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (2024)

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What are the ingredients for hush puppies? ›

Cornmeal

Hushpuppy / Main ingredient

Instructions. In a large bowl, mix together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and sugar. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

The main difference is that cornbread is baked and hush puppies are fried, hence the difference in texture—though hush puppies can be air fryed, too. "Typically hush puppy batter is a little thicker than cornbread batter, but that is just a matter of moisture. The basic ingredients are the same," Matijevich said.

Hush puppies are made from a basic batter consisting of yellow cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk or milk and eggs. Many recipes call for the addition of scallions or onions. The base lends itself to riffing, too, including the addition of spicy peppers, cheese, spices or even beer.

The main reason hush puppies fall apart isn't the batter, it's the oil. To ensure your hush puppies stay intact, make sure the oil is heated to the correct temperature. Add 3 to 4 inches of oil to your skillet or Dutch oven, and using a thermometer, heat the oil to 365° to 375°.

Hush Puppies Ingredients:

The inside will maintain a light and flakey dough. These are best served with tartar sauce or even ranch dressing.

Generally, the process of making sweet onion hush puppies begins with a batter featuring self-rising cornmeal flour, self-rising flour, salt, sugar, buttermilk, and eggs. My Sweet Onion Hush Puppies also call for a finely-chopped sweet onion to be added into the batter. This adds a sweetness and onion flavor.

Due to the deep-frying process, hushpuppies tend to have moderate levels of sodium and fat. Consuming them in moderation is recommended, especially for individuals with dietary restrictions or health concerns.

One man's fritter is another man's hush puppy. According to “The Food Lover's Companion,” a fritter is “A small sweet or savory, deep-fried cake made either by combing chopped food with a thick batter or by dipping pieces of food into a similar batter.”

What's the difference between a fritter and a hush puppy? ›

Hush Puppies vs. Corn Fritters. Hush puppies and corn fritters may be in the same family, but each is unique. They're both deliciously indulgent, deep-fried dough featuring corn, but hush puppies are made from a cornmeal-based batter, while corn fritters are flour-based and studded with corn kernels throughout.

Hushpuppies generally don't contain meat while Spanish croquettes are traditionally made with ham. Croquettes are also made from a batter that contains flour, while hushpuppies are traditionally made from a cornmeal-based batter and are therefore gluten-free.

So, escaping slaves used to throw balls of fried cornmeal out to distract the hounds from tracking them. The hound stopped barking and tracking thanks to the cornmeal which later adopted the name "hush puppies.” We know this is true because it's popping up all over Facebook, right?

The one common thread is that this fried cornmeal was used to "hush the dogs." I have heard that Confederate soldiers used it to hush their dogs when the Union troops were getting near. I also have heard a similar story in which runaway slaves would use this favorite food to hush the dogs.

Typical hushpuppy ingredients include cornmeal, wheat flour, eggs, salt, baking soda, milk or buttermilk, and water, and may include onion, spring onion (scallion), garlic, whole kernel corn, and peppers.

Hush puppy doneness temperature

They do. While they may not have any meat in them, the flour itself needs to be cooked before being eaten. Every year there are flour recalls because of contaminated flour.

Helpful? No, the hush puppies do not contain shrimp or fish.

It's hard to find dairy-free hushpuppies in restaurants. But it's easy to make them without milk at home. And they are soooo good, plus loved by kids.