When you’re eating so carefully everyday, a healthier “cheat meal” is just what you need.
If you have kids, they will love this too!
This is more of a cheat meal of course, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any ingredients with health benefits going into it.
For a little spicy kick, we added cayenne. Not so much that it tastes spicy, but to give us some great flavor.
This pepper can pack quite a punch if you add too much, but well worth it as it packs some nutritional benefits too.
It helps ease pain, clears congestion, and improves digestion. It contains antioxidants and the infamous capsaicin that we associate with spiciness. While capsaicin may inflame your taste buds, it actually helps protect against inflammation in the rest of your body. Reducing inflammation can help maintain lower blood pressure and heart health.
And to benefit from this hot little pepper, you don’t need enough to burn off your tongue!
Ingredients:
The Batter:
- 1/3 cup GFCF flour of your choice, plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Optional, 2 Tbsp corn flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- White pepper or cayenne
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp neutral oil
- 1/2 cup seltzer water (plain water works fine)
Everything else:
- 10 GFCF hot dogs/tofu dogs
- 2/3 cups stone-ground cornmeal
- A good, neutral frying oil
- Sauces for dipping: GFCF ketchup, mustard, or hot sauce
Preparation:
- Mix all batter ingredients in a large bowl
- Insert skewers in the hot dogs
- Dust with flour
- Dip into batter
- In a large frying pan or pot, add enough oil to submerge the corn dogs
- Heat to about 375F, or about medium-high to high heat
- Fry a few corn dogs, until they have browned
- Drain on paper towels
- Serve with your favorite sauces!
GFCF
Legend:
GFCF – gluten free casein free
Resources:
my kids are going to love this
you call this healthy?
dude chill, author said we need a “cheat meal” every now and then. and i agree
could I substitute veggies for this?
the batter is probably too thick. the blog probably has lighter breading somewhere
i need more corn dogs in my life
Same, I haven’t had these since the 90’s
Weinerschnitzel isn’t the same anymore
but 5 corn dogs for 5 bucks!
where do you live?? they raised it to almost $8 here
condiment suggestions anyone?
good ol’ ketchup and mustard. i think Annie’s does a good one
dijon mustard for me
ooh we’re getting fancy up in here with that dijon
tapatio
i may just have to try that next time
sorry but what’s tapatio?
it’s a hispanic hot sauce. it packs some heat, like a medium salsa
it has tons of flavor too! and not that vinegar-y like tabasco
tabasco on corn dogs???
honestly not a bad idea, now I want to try adding tabasco to the batter