{"id":876,"date":"2026-01-17T21:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=876"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T21:59:57","slug":"homemade-hush-puppies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/homemade-hush-puppies\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Hush Puppies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Homemade Hush Puppies<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 box <strong>Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup <strong>onion<\/strong>, finely grated<\/li>\n<li>1 large <strong>egg<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u2153 cup <strong>milk<\/strong> (add a little more if batter is too thick)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp <strong>salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp <strong>black pepper<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp <strong>garlic powder<\/strong> (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp <strong>sugar<\/strong> (optional, for a slightly sweet touch)<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable oil, for frying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a bowl, combine the <strong>Jiffy mix<\/strong>, <strong>grated onion<\/strong>, <strong>egg<\/strong>, and <strong>milk<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Add <strong>salt, pepper<\/strong>, and any optional seasonings. Mix just until combined<br \/>\n<em>(don\u2019t overmix \u2014 batter should be thick but scoopable)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Heat about <strong>2\u20133 inches of oil<\/strong> in a deep skillet or pot to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Drop batter by <strong>tablespoonfuls<\/strong> into the hot oil.<\/li>\n<li>Fry for <strong>2\u20133 minutes<\/strong>, turning occasionally, until <strong>golden brown<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Remove and drain on <strong>paper towels<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Ideas:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve hot with <strong>fried fish<\/strong>, <strong>shrimp<\/strong>, or <strong>barbecue<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Dip in <strong>honey butter<\/strong>, <strong>remoulade<\/strong>, or <strong>spicy mayo<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tip:<\/em> For extra Southern flavor, you can add a pinch of <strong>cayenne pepper<\/strong> or a spoon of <strong>corn kernels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homemade Hush Puppies Ingredients: 1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix \u00bd cup onion, finely grated 1 large egg \u2153 cup&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":878,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876\/revisions\/878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}