Gluten Free Hush Puppies

This is hands down my new favorite food, it certainly doesn't hurt that it's crunchy fried clouds of deliciousness either!

For the record I stand by the theory that there is A LOT of unnecessary use of xanthum gum in gluten free baking, here is the proof:

 http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/10/gluten-free-hush-puppies-recipe.html

 Now ignore that recipe and try mine and you'll understand exactly what I mean! 

Another thing that's different about my recipe is that I have a long standing problem with the texture of corn meal. I swear no matter the recipe I always end up with an undesired crunch... Corn bread, muffins, etc. all ruined by the grain of corn meal. Enter CORN FLOUR (insert chorus.) Corn flour, all the taste, none of the grit!

Hot hush puppies, smoked Gouda cheese & fried pickles. 

• 1 cup corn flour
• 1 teaspoon corn starch
• 1/8 cup brown rice flour
• 1/8 cup potato flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 stalk scallion
• oil for frying

1. Mix all dry ingredients thoroughly in a bowl.

2. Add egg and buttermilk, mix well. 

3. Chop finely and add scallion.

4. Set batter aside to puff up. Heat oil in a deep pan or use a fryer. Don't be shy with the oil fill it full, these are a deep fried goodness. 

5. I generally do a single test puppy to determine if the oil is correctly hot. You want the batter to fry up the second it hits the oil but brown slow enough that the inside is able to cook through.

6. Once you have determined the oil is appropriately hot drop spoon size blobs into the oil and fry till golden brown. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and place onto paper towels so the excess oil goes into the towel instead of pooling into the hush puppy.

7. Eat while warm with catsup or ranch dip or whatever other condiment strikes your fancy!

These are addictive I will warn you... I'm already imagining how I can make these into corn dogs! (Side note: Lightlife tofu pups contain no gluten ingredients but are not made in a gluten free facility so depending on your sensitivity its some good knowledge to keep in your back pocket.)

xoxo - Iris