Baked Hush Puppies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white Onion
• 2 Eggs, large
• 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/8 tsp Black pepper, fresh ground
• 2/3 cup Cornmeal, yellow
• 3/4 tsp Salt
• Vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp Butter, unsalted
• 1/3 cup Milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the onion, milk, eggs and butter. Fold the egg mixture into the flour mixture until the flour mixture is just moistened.
4. Spoon 1 T of the batter into each of the prepared mini muffin pan cups. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the hush puppies are firm to the touch and golden brown around the edges.