I have never been a huge corndog fan. I love a good hot dog, with a semi burnt wiener. I always just thought the wiener wasn’t cooked enough for my liking when it came to the corn dog. Anyways, since it is state fair season, I thought why not make a Butter Than The Rest version of the classic corn dog. It was so DAMN good. I used a cheddar sausage instead of a regular wiener and wow it did not disappoint!

Ingredients:

6 cheddar sausages

1 cup corn meal

2 tbs vegetable oil

1 cup flour

3 tbs sugar

2 tbs honey

1 egg

3/4 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 quarts vegetable oil for frying

6 wooden skewers

Directions:

In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together in a separate bowl buttermilk, egg, honey, and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Pour into bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well. Pour the batter into a tall drinking glass about 3/4 full. This makes it easier to dunk the dog into the batter!

Heat the 2 quarts vegetable oil in a wide, deep skillet up to 350 degrees F (using a candy thermometer helps!)

Thread hot dogs on to wooden skewers, leaving enough room to hold the bottom of the sticks while also securely keeping the hot dog in place. If needed, use a paper towel to pat the hot dogs dry.

The batter should be able to thickly coat a spoon while also be fluid enough to slowly drip off. If batter is too thick, add 1 tablespoon of buttermilk and stir, then do another drip test.

Dip a skewered hot dog into the batter, gently twisting to coat the hot dog up to the stick. Slowly pull hot dog out of the batter, shaking off any excess.

Holding the coated hot dog by the stick, gently drop it into the oil, letting go before the oil touches your fingers. Cook corn dog for 3-5 minutes, using tongs to turn the corn dog as needed. Use tongs to transfer corn dogs to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat this step until all corn dogs are cooked. To speed things along, fry corn dogs in batches.

Enjoy with your favorite condiments and pretend you’re at the State Fair, since life has been cancelled because of the pandemic.