Homemade Corn Dogs

Ingredients

1½ cups yellow cornmeal

1½ cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons sugar
1½ teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1¾ cups buttermilk

4 large eggs, lightly beaten
8 Nathan's Famous Beef Franks 

3 quarts peanut or vegetable oil

Directions

Set wire rack inside rimmed baking sheet. Whisk cornmeal, 1 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, and cayenne together in bowl. Whisk in buttermilk and eggs until incorporated. Place remaining 1/2 cup flour in shallow dish. Dredge hot dogs in flour and shake to remove excess. Thread hot dogs lengthwise onto eight 8-inch skewers.

Add oil to large Dutch oven until it measures about 2 inches deep and heat over medium-high heat to 350 degrees. Stir batter to recombine, then transfer half of batter to tall drinking glass. Working with one at a time, submerge hot dog in glass and twirl to coat with batter. Allow excess batter to drip back into glass and place corn dog in hot oil. Repeat immediately with 3 more hot dogs. Fry corn dogs, turning occasionally, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to wire rack. Return oil to 350 degrees and repeat with remaining batter and hot dogs. Serve.

Source: America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Country