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When using only sour cream we found the hushpuppies became too dry when fully cooked and when we used only buttermilk, we found that they did not have as nice of a structure and texture.

Sour Cream/Buttermilk: The ratio between buttermilk and sour cream might be the true secret that makes this particular recipe so delicious.

Leaveners: We use baking soda and baking powder to not only keep the hushpuppies light and airy, but also to help promote crisping on the outside layer.

Egg: Used as a binder to hold everything together.

The flour helps bind the hushpuppy and smoothly fills in all the gaps in the cornmeal keeping the texture smooth and fluffy. The result was a soft corn fritter that held together nicely when fried. To fix this, we tried replacing half of the cornmeal with all purpose flour. The batter did not hold together that well and had a bit of a coarse and grainy texture.

All Purpose Flour: When we first made the hushpuppies, we tried making it only using cornmeal.

Cornmeal: Helps bind the batter and gives the hushpuppies their famous “corny” flavor.

These southern hush puppies are light, crispy, and perfectly soft on the inside.

Or that the fantastic smell given off while frying would draw out all the hungry people and dogs and that the maker would have to tell the people and puppies to hush.īut the name became official in the US when Walter Thompson created the Hushpuppy Corporation of America and started selling his mix across the USA in 1948.

Or that they were a snack that was intended to silence the “dogs groaning in your belly” when hungry.

People would fry pieces of cornbread and throw it to the dogs to “hush” them.Where did Hush Puppies get their name? The origin of the name hushpuppies has has tons of fun stories as to where they got their name, such as: Hushpuppies, which can be flavored by many different herbs, spices, and sweeteners, are essentially a batter that is made with eggs and cornmeal that is fried in the shape of little balls till the point where the batter is no longer liquid on the inside, and is nice and crispy on the outside. ‍The best description for explaining a hush puppy to someone who has yet to have the pleasure of trying, is to describe it as a cornbread fitter. So now that you know that one of my favorite things to eat all time are hush puppies, you may ask yourself, what are hush puppies? The hush puppy…… I have to take a break everytime I say the word to take some time for a personal reflection on all the great memories I have of eating hush puppies. Low Country Cooking consists of recipes like Shrimp & Grits, Chow Chow, Buttermilk Biscuits, Red Eye Gravy, Frogmore Stew, Fried Green Tomatoes, and my personal favorite, the Hush Puppy. With influences from cuisines such as Homestyle Southern, Caribbean, French, Cajun, Creole, and New England Styles, Charleston has crafted its own cuisine that many refer to as Low Country Cooking. With the local ownership, comes the local flavors. Most of the restaurants are small group, or singular restaurants, started by locals or those who visited and decided to never leave. But the best part about Charleston has to be the food! The uptown night scene, the historic downtown markets, and of course, the beaches.

One of my best friends lives there and I have been there at least a dozen times! Charleston has it all. There are not many cities in the world that I enjoy visiting more than Charleston, South Carolina.