Corn Fritters

The corn is starting to go on sale in our part of the country, (you can find it 5 or 6 ears for $1).  And who doesn't love fresh corn on the cob?  But sometimes you might cook too much, or maybe you just have a couple of ears leftover.  That's the time to make corn fritters.  This simple age old recipe makes 8 good sized fritters, with very few pantry ingredients.  Let me show you how.

You will need:
2 cups of corn off the cob, (about 2 ears)
3/4 cup flour
2 Tabs. cornmeal
1 Tabs. sugar
1 1/2 teas. baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teas. cayenne pepper
1 egg
oil for frying
salt and pepper

Remove the corn from the cob.
2 ears will give you approximately 2 cups of corn.

Note:  you can also substitute frozen corn that has been thawed, or even canned corn that has been drained of all the liquid.   Also, your corn doesn't need to be cooked before you remove it from the cob.  You can use it raw or cooked on the cob.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and cayenne pepper.

Add the egg to the milk, and stir well to break up the egg and mix it into the milk.

Add the milk to the flour mixture, and fold in.

Add the corn, and gently fold in.

In a medium pan, heat 2 or 3 inches of oil.

Add the fritter batter, approximately 2 heaping tablespoons per fritter.  The batter will puff up and form a nice fritter.

Let fry about 2 or 3 minutes per side, until golden brown, flip over and fry an additional 2 or 3 minutes.

Remove from the oil, and transfer to paper towel to drain while you cook the remaining fritters.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.  And your corn fritters are ready to serve.

These are a great side dish.  Down south this is a common dinner dish, (families could feed large groups with very little corn).

 When you break it open, you see the corn and the nice fluffy interior.  It's crunchy on the outside, yet warm, soft, and has nice layers inside.  It's just begging for you to bite into it.

If you want to really "gild the lilly", just add a little honey to the fritter.  O-M-G !!  So good.  Even plain they are delicious.  So, got a couple ears of corn on hand?  Give this fritter recipe a try.

Enjoy !