Ingredients

1 lb. hot dogs
4 cups vegetable oil
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. vegetable shortening
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
8 10 wooden skewers

Cooking Instructions

Bring 3 cups of water to boiling in a large saucepan. Add hot dogs and bring back to boiling. Remove from heat; cover 20 minutes. Pour enough oil to a 2 inch depth in a skillet and heat to 350 degrees. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a medium size bowl and blend with fork. Add shortening and cut in with fork until the size of small peas. Combine milk and egg in a 1 cup measure. Stir into flour cornmeal mixture. Pour mixture into a tall glass. Remove hot dogs from water and dry with paper
towels. Insert skewer into the hot dog, and be sure to leave about 1 inch for handle. Dip hot dog into batter; let excess batter drip into glass. Drop into hot fat fry 2 minutes, or until golden brown.
 
 
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