Recipe by Ken Wallich

Active prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 Cup corn meal
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon oil
• 4-6 Frankfurters
• Long toothpicks
• Vegetable oil for frying (you want about 2-3″ of oil in the pan your frying in)

Directions:

Batter:

• Sift flour, corn meal, baking powder, sugar and salt together into a bowl
• Add milk, egg and 1 Tablespoon of oil
• Mix with a fork until blended

Frying:

• Bring oil to 350°F
• Cut frankfurters into 1″ pieces
• Put a long toothpick into each frankfurter
• Coat in batter, add to pan, repeat until pan is about 3/4 full
• If oil doesn’t cover the frankfurter, use tongs to rotate it until it’s cooked
• It’ll take about a minute per piece to fry these
• Remove and place on paper towels to drain