Hartline Hushpuppies

Ingredients

• 2 cups buttermilk enriched corn meal
• 1 cup self rising flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 large sweet onion (chopped)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
• 2 tablespoons melted bacon grease
  

Instructions

1. Mix first 5 ingredients.
2. Add last 3 ingredients. Mix just enough to make wet. Don’t over-mix. Let mixture rest for 15-20 minutes.
3. Use 2 spoons, one to scoop (about the size of ping pong to golf ball size) and one to push off into peanut oil at 375 degrees F.
4. Fry about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes a side.

Shared with Recipe Goldmine by Randy Hartline.