Recipe: Air Fryer Southern Hush Puppies (vegan, using chickpea liquid to replace eggs)

SOUTHERN AIR-FRIED HUSH PUPPIES
gluten-free, soy-free option*, no oil added option**

"Hush puppies are little balls of fried cornbread flecked with onions. They were originally made of a cornmeal batter that was used to coat fish. They really were given to the pups!"



1 cup (157 g) cornmeal (fine ground if possible)
1 1/2 tsp (5 g) baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup (60 ml) soy milk mixed with 1 tsp (5 ml) apple cider vinegar (*use a different milk and omit vinegar)
1/4 cup (40 g) minced onion
1/4 cup (60 ml) aquafaba (the liquid drained from canned chickpeas)
1 tbsp (12 g) vegan sugar (or sweetener of choice to taste)
1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil (**use extra aquafaba)
Spray oil (optional)

Add the cornmeal, baking powder and salt to a medium-size mixing bowl and combine well.

Mix in the nondairy milk, onion, aquafaba, sugar and olive oil.

Scoop a tablespoon (15 g) of batter and roll into a ball. You can also just use a 1 tablespoon (15 g) scoop. Place in your air fryer basket. (You can use a piece of perforated parchment paper under the hush puppies to keep them from sticking.)

Once the basket is full, spray the tops with oil if using.

Bake at 390 degrees F (200C) for 10 minutes. Repeat until all the hush puppies are cooked.

Makes 24 hushpuppies
Adapted from source: Vegan Cooking in Your Air Fryer: 75 Incredible Comfort Food Recipes with Half the Calories by Kathy Hester (Page Street Publishing; January 2, 2018)

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