Mini Corn Dogs

Just a riff on the usual “pigs in a blanket”, I can do the “ruff-puff” pastry as the crescent roll portion of that venerable appetizer, but I just do not want to spend the time.

BUT… I have a perfectly working hush puppy recipe, and I have the mini smoked sausages. This maybe a marriage made in heaven.

I’ll use a fully cooked mini sausage, that I have brought to room temp, dried and dredged in ap flour so my hush puppy mix sticks. Then mold the dough to the sausage and air fry.

Mini-Dogs

Smokey mini sausages, wrapped in a hushpuppy. The finger food for holiday snacking

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Resting time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 5 people

Calories 73 kcal

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pgk Mini Smoked Sausages You know the ones ~ 40 links
• 1 batch Hush Puppy Mix https://www.roguechef.com/?p=1994
• 1/2 cup AP Flour
• 1 box Tooth Picks

Instructions

 

• Make sure the mini sausages are room temp, and dry
• Mix hush puppy batter and let sit 15 minutes
• Spear Sausages with toothpicks from the long end
• Using a #30 disher, scoop out a ball of dough, form around sausage
• Set air fryer to 400 and preheat
• Line fryer basket with foil and lube with cooking spray
• Air fry until golden and crispy, ~10-15 minutes

Notes

Perfect little finger foods, bake’em up, and set out.  

Serve with mustard, ketchup, aioli, pepper sauce, etc.

Nutrition

Calories: 73kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 166mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Air Fry, Corn, Jalapeno, Sausage

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And just so folks don’t have to go search

Hush Puppies in Air Fryer

Savory, crispy, cornbread, air fried for less grease

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Breads, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American, Global

Servings 3 people

Calories 313 kcal

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

  

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• 138 grams Corn Meal ~ 1 cup
• 190 grams Buttermilk ~ 3/4 cup
• 90 grams AP Flour ~ 3/4 cup
• 1 ea Egg Jumbo
• 8 grams Baking Powder ~ 1.5 tsp
• 6 grams salt ~ 1/3 tsp
• 2 grams cayenne pepper ~ 1/4 tsp
• 2 grams Onion Minced
• 2 grams Jalapeno Pepper Minced
• 1 clove garlic peeled, minced

Instructions

 

• Set air fryer to 400 and preheat
• Line fryer basket with foil and lube with cooking spray
• In large bowl, mix all to a stiff mix, rest 5 minutes
• Use a # 30 disher to place puppies into air fryer basket, do not crowd
• Air fry until golden and crispy, ~9-10 minutes

Notes

I’ve used jalapeno’s here, one can sub with green pepper, one can also sub with whole kernel corn.

Serve hot, with a side of butter, or serve as a side to a chili or a stew.

I have been known to add a touch of bacon fat to the mix, I have also been know to eat these ice cold out of the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 313kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 9gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 1053mgPotassium: 562mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 382IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 220mgIron: 3mg

Keyword Air Fry, Bread, Jalapeno, Onion

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