North Carolina Hush Puppies

By cindygwest

Ingredients

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 egg
• 2/3 to 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 T. finely chopped onion (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Beat in egg and enough milk to make a stiff batter. Stir in onion. DErop into hot fat 1 T. at a time.