Easy to make and better than frozen. Homemade Corn Dogs are a perfect after-school or weekend snack. And you can make them ahead of time to have on hand when you get a craving for one.
Memories of Childhood
When I was a kid, corn dogs were a weekend treat. I don’t remember ever having homemade corn dogs, made from homemade batter. My grandmother would make them with a batter mix she bought at the local general store. She would then serve them with mustard and ketchup. My favourite for dipping was always honey mustard.
I have bought frozen corn dogs, aka Pogos, for my kids, which they heat up in the microwave. But the other day, my son asked why we never made homemade corn dogs instead of always buying frozen ones.
Homemade is always better
It got me thinking because I make almost everything from scratch, so why haven’t I made corn dogs from scratch? I have always said that homemade always tastes better than store-bought. Nothing tastes better than freshly made food. And when you cook and bake from scratch, you can avoid the added preservatives in many pre-made foods.
I started looking at recipes online and they were all similar. The ingredients were basic. Flour, corn meal, sugar, salt, and baking powder mixed with eggs and milk.
Going through my cupboard, I found everything I needed to make corn dogs. In the fridge, I found buttermilk* which I used in place of regular milk to add to the flavor. I quickly look in the bin I store BBQ accessories, and I found some wooden skewers.
This recipe coated 18 regular-sized wieners. If using larger wieners, you will need about 12. You can also make mini corn dogs using cocktail sausages or you can cut the wieners in half or thirds.
Storing Leftover Corn Dogs
Since I made a double batch, there were leftover corn dogs which I froze as soon as they were cooled. The kids reheated them in the oven and they were almost as good as the freshly made ones.
*If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make it by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a measuring cup and filling it to 1 cup with regular milk.
Looking for another great snack idea try our Pizza Rolls.
Homemade Corn Dogs
Equipment
- Wooden skewers
Ingredients
- 1 cup fine yellow corn flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp white pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup butter milk
- 18 regular sized wieners
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl. whisk together corn flour and all purpose flour.
- Add in sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and pepper. Whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and buttermilk.
- Add eggs and buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and mix to combine but do not over mix.
- Pour batter in a tall glass and place in fridge for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil to 375°F in a heavy bottom pot that is big enough to hold the corn dogs laying horizontally.
- Skewer each wiener and dip in batter. Place in heated oil immediately.
- Fry, turning after 2 minutes. Continue frying until golden brown.
- Remove from oil and place on paper towel lined pan.
- Serve hot with ketchup and mustard.
- Store leftovers in fridge in airtight container and reheat in oven at 350°F, turning once, until heated through.
Always wanted to learn how to make corn dogs. Thank for sharing the recipe.
Great recipe. Corn Dogs were a part of my childhood but I have never made them. Your recipe is easy to make and delicious. My kids loved them.
Looks very tasty and pretty easy. I gonna try this recipe next weekend. Thank you for idea.