GE 169090 Recipesnotes, Hush Puppies, Quick Doughnuts, French-Fried Shrimp, Fried Onion Rings

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RECIPESNOTES

Hush Puppies

1 3⁄ 4 cup cornmeal		1⁄ 2	teaspoon garlic salt
1⁄ 2	cup all purpose flour	1⁄ 2	cup chopped onion
3⁄ 4	teaspoon baking soda	1 cup buttermilk
1⁄ 2	teaspoon salt	1 egg

1 teaspoon sugar

Preheat oil to 375 ºF. Sift together cornmeal, flour, baking soda, salt, sugar and garlic salt. Add onions. Combine egg and buttermilk, then add to dry ingredients, stirring until mixture is moist. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into deep hot oil, (basket should already be lowered) frying only a few at a time. Turn hush puppies once and cook until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.

Quick Doughnuts

refrigerated can of biscuits	1⁄ 2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Preheat oil to 375 ºF. Take each biscuit and flatten slightly with palm of hand. With finger, punch holes in center of each biscuit to shape into doughnuts. Fry 2 minutes, turning once. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Roll doughnut in mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Serve warm.

French-Fried Shrimp

2 pounds fresh or frozen shrimp in shells		1⁄ 4	teaspoon pepper
3⁄ 4	cup flour	1 beaten egg
1⁄ 3	cup yellow cornmeal	3⁄ 4	cup cold water
1⁄ 2	teaspoon salt	2 tablespoons oil
1⁄ 2	teaspoon sugar

Thaw shrimp if frozen. Peel shrimp, leaving the last few sections before the tails and the tails intact. De-vein shrimp. Rinse shrimp, pat dry. Set aside.

Stir together flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and pepper. Make a well in the center. Combine egg, cold water and the 2 tablespoons oil; add to dry ingredients. Beat with a rotary beater till smooth. Dip shrimp into batter. Fry shrimp a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and drain.

Fried Onion Rings

3⁄ 4	cup flour	1 tablespoon oil
2⁄ 3	cup milk	1⁄ 4 teaspoon salt
1 egg		4 medium yellow or white onions;
		sliced 1⁄ 4-inch thick

In a bowl combine flour, milk, egg, 1 tablespoon oil and 1.4 teaspoon salt. Beat until smooth. Separate onions into rings. Using a fork, dip onion rings into batter; drain off excess batter. Fry onion rings, a few at a time for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Remove and drain.

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