Blue Cheese And Bacon Mini Corn Dogs

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup blue cheese
• 1 egg
• 3 slices bacon, crisp-cooked and finely crumbled
• 6 beef franks, jumbo, cut in half crosswise
• 6 inches wooden skewers, dozen
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 corn dog directions.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, corn meal,baking powder,dry mustard, and salt.
• 3 cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 4 in a blender, combine milk, blue cheese,and egg; cover and blend until almost smooth.
• 5 add egg mixture to flour mixture along with bacon;mix well (batter will be thick).
• 6 meanwhile, heat 1 inch of oil in a heavy 10 inch skillet ovre medium heat to 365°f (should take about 15 minutes).
• 7 insert skewers into ends of franks. holding onto skewers, hold franks over bowl of cornmeal mixture. spoon cornmeal mixture on franks and slightly spread to completely cover. place coated franks, 3 or 4 at a time, on their sides in hot oil.
• 8 turn franks with tongs after about 10 seconds of cooking to prevent batter from sliding off.
• 9 cook for 2 to 3 minutes more or until golden brown, turning to brown evenly.
• 10 remove and drain on a baking sheet lined with paper towels.
• 11 keep warm in a 200°f oven while frying remaining franks.
• 12 serve warm with blue cheese dip.
• 13 blue cheese dip.
• 14 in a medium bowl combine mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese, worcestershire sauce, and ground black pepper.
• 15 cover and chill until ready to serve.