Servings: Makes 20 hushpuppies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup Wisconsin Pepper Jack* Cheese, grated
1/3 cup green onion, minced
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
Vegetable or peanut oil for deep frying
Jalapeo jelly or marmalade

Cooking Directions:

Mix together cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir in cheese, green onion and hot pepper sauce. In small bowl, lightly mix eggs and buttermilk together. Add to cornmeal mixture and mix well.

Prepare heavy, deep saucepan, skillet or electric deep fryer. If using pan or skillet, pour in oil to depth of at least 2 inches. Follow instructions with deep fryer for oil depth. Heat oil to 360F. Drop in hushpuppies by tablespoons-full in batches. Do not crowd. Fry until puppies rise to surface and brown--about 2-3 minutes. Remove from fat and drain on paper towels. While hot, serve with jalapeo jelly.

*Jalapeo Jack or Habanero Jack can be used as well.

This recipe courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.