Vegetarian Corn Dogs

🥘 Ingredients

• vegetable oil
• vegetarian hot dogs 12
• corn meal 1 ½ cups
• all-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups
• granulated sugar ¼ cup
• baking powder 1 Tbsp
• salt ¼ tsp
• buttermilk 1 ¾ cups
• egg 1
• vegetable or olive oil 1 Tbsp
• honey 1 Tbsp

1. 1

   Pour 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil in a large pot or dutch oven and heat to 350˚F over medium heat.
2. 2

   Pat dry with paper towels. Insert sticks into vegetarian hot dogs .
3. 3

   Whisk together corn meal , all-purpose flour , granulated sugar , baking powder and salt . Whisk together buttermilk , egg , 1 Tbsp vegetable or olive oil and honey . Combine wet and dry ingredients and whisk to combine.
4. 4

   Pour batter into a drinking glass almost to the top and dip hot dogs. Put corndog straight down into batter and give it a little twirl to fully coat the hot dogs then swirl as you lift up. Let excess drip off.
5. 5

   Hold corn dog at an angle in the hot oil for 5 to 7 seconds to let it seal then drop into oil (this keeps them from sticking to the bottom of the pot).
6. 6

   Fry 3 minutes or until golden brown. Fry up to 2 to 3 at a time (so you don’t drop the temperature), turning them as needed to brown evenly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.