These mini corn dog muffins are quick. They’re perfect as party appetizers, game day munchies, or late-night snacks!
While the exact history of corn dogs is unknown, their creation happened sometime between 1920 and 1940. Several different vendors have claimed they invented them, in places such as Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, and California.
Newly arrived German immigrants in Texas, who were sausage-makers finding resistance to the sausages they used to make, have been credited with introducing the corn dog to the United States, though the serving stick came later. A US patent filed in 1927, granted in 1929, for a Combined Dipping, Cooking, and Article Holding Apparatus, describes them, among other fried food impaled on a stick.
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Mini Corn Dogs
Equipment
- mini muffin tray
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 hot dogs cut in 1 inch pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray a mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar. Add eggs and stir well. Add evaporated milk and whisk until combined.
- In a separate bowl, add flour, cornmeal, baking soda, and salt, and stir to combine.
- Whisk half the flour mixture into the egg mixture until combined. Add in the remaining flour mixture and whisk until completely combined.
- Spoon 1 Tablespoon of batter into each mini muffin cup. Place a 1-inch hot dog piece into the middle of each muffin cup.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until muffins are golden brown. Remove from oven and place muffin pan on a wire rack. Allow muffins to cool 5 minutes in pan before serving.
Notes
- Spray the mini muffin pan liberally with non-stick cooking spray, including the cups and the area between the cups. This will make it easy to remove the muffins from the pan.
- Use a 1 tablespoon measure to spoon the batter into the muffin cups. Overfilling the muffin cups will cause the muffin tops to connect while baking. The corn dog muffins will still taste good, but you’ll have to cut the tops apart. Trust me, I’ve had this happen.
