Chocolate Chip Hush Puppies
 
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Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ Tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 and ½ cups pastry flour
  • 1 and ½ cups fine- to medium-grain cornmeal
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 ounces (about ½ cup) chocolate chips
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 cup sour cream (I substituted with Greek yogurt)
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 Tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease two standard muffin pans and set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and ground cinnamon and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Try to get rid of the brown sugar lumps if you can.
  4. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the egg, egg yolk, sour cream, butter, maple syrup and vanilla.
  5. Transfer the egg mixture to the large bowl with the dry ingredients. Gently knead everything together until everything is just combined - do not over mix.
  6. Using a cookie scoop, portion out balls of dough into golf ball sized fritters and drop in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place in a muffin well. Repeat with the remaining dough.
  7. Bake your hush puppies in your preheated oven for about 13-15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
Notes
Store the hush puppies in an airtight container at room temperature. They will keep for about 3 days.

If you'd rather fry your hush puppies, heat a pot of oil to 350 degrees F. Drop 1 Tablespoon of dough into the hot oil and fry for about 2 minutes on the first side, then 1 minute on the other side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Then toss with the cinnamon sugar and drizzle on additional maple syrup if desired.
Recipe by Mandy's Recipe Box at https://mandysrecipeboxblog.com/chocolate-chip-hush-puppies/