Dagwood Dogs #EattheWorld

I am catching up on some countries I never posted for Eat the World. This is from Australia.

Dagwood Dogs. That's really corndogs for us non-Aussies. 

Years ago, my kids discovered a love of corndogs so much so that as a hot lunch option at school, R picked a corndog for his first time at not bringing a lunch from home in kindergarten. He sang a little ditty everyday for a week: "five days to corndog day...three days to corndog day..." all the way to "today is corndog day!" Corndog day was a disaster as he didn't understand the ticket system or getting in line to get his food. It was awful, but it didn't do much to dampen his enthusiasm for these cornbread-dipped dogs.

So, I figured out how to make them myself.

Ingredients

• 8 hot dogs

• 8 sticks

• Peanut oil, canola oil, or vegetable oil for frying

• Ketchup and mustard to serve

Batter

• 1-1/2 cups yellow corn meal, fine

• 1-1/4 cups flour

• 1 Tablespoon organic granulated sugar

• 1 Tablespoon baking powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1-3/4 cups buttermilk

• 1 large egg

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil

• 1 Tablespoon raw honey or maple syrup

Procedure

Pour 2 to 3 inches of oil into a large pot or Dutch oven. Heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit over medium heat. Pat the hot dogs dry with paper towels and insert sticks into them.

Whisk dry ingredients together, then combine wet ingredients separately. Then combine all of that to form a thick batter.

Pro tip: pour the batter into a jar or glass that is tall enough to dip the entire hot dog into it. Lower the corndog straight down into batter and give it a little twirl as you pull it out to fully coat the hot dogs. Let excess drip off.

Hold corn dog at an angle in the hot oil for 5-7 seconds to let it seal before dropping it into oil. This keep the batter adhered to the dog and from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Fry 3 minutes, turning at the midway point, or until golden brown. Fry up 2 to 3 at a time. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve with ketchup and mustard!

That's a wrap for my Australian offering.