BFMH: Breakfast Corn Dogs

Here we are on Saturday morning. A day of relaxation and delight to spend with my Husband and later with friends.

The best part of waking up is, of course, coffee and breakfast so here is what I decided on making this morning.

Breakfast Corn Dogs

Ingredients

1 (12 oz.) package maple or regular breakfast pork sausage links (14 links), cooked according to package

14 5-inch wooden skewers

1 (32 fl.oz.) bottle canola oil

1¼ cups pancake mix

⅓ cup self-rising cornmeal

½ teaspoon salt

1 large egg, beaten

¾ cup milk 

Maple Original Syrup

Instructions

Insert skewer into each cooked sausage from one end. Heat oil in 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat to 350°F.

In a large bowl, whisk pancake mix, corn meal mix and salt. Add egg and milk. Whisk until smooth.

Dip each sausage in batter until fully coated. I found it helpful to use a knife and basically frost the sausage with the batter.

Cook 3 at a time in hot oil, 50 to 60 seconds or until golden brown, turning constantly. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining sausages. Serve immediately with syrup alongside.

Notes

To make 5-inch skewers, cut 10-inch skewers in half.
If you don’t have self-rising cornmeal you can make your own by combining the following:
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup plus 3 Tbsp cornmeal

Here is a little guy in the deep fryer we got husband's little brother, hence known as BROTHER.

That is Maple Syrup, not oil, don't worry! They were surprisingly not greasy.

NOM NOM NOM 

(you can tell from my moo moo and my unwashed hair that I do, in fact, make these things for breakfast)

So this turned out....yeah, it turned out.

They weren't great. The batter was incredibly thick and made for a bad Cornbread Pancake to Sausage ratio. On the other hand, they were delightful and fun and a great way to learn to use our AWESOME little deep fryer from BROTHER. I doubt I will ever make them again as I like regular pigs-in-a-blanket so I will chock this up to a good learning experience. Huzzah!