Screen Door Breakfast Hush Puppies

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This crockery is 1 of the galore reasons diners basal successful enactment astatine Screen Door successful Portland, Ore. Crack unfastened the hush puppies, and you'll find smoked cheddar and bacon successful the fluffy centers. They're drizzled with a spicy syrup.

The look calls for Steen's cane syrup, a Lousiana specialty, which is disposable astatine Bayou Bakery successful Arlington (703-243-2410) and tin beryllium ordered via Amazon. Lyle's Golden Syrup, disposable astatine Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter and Wegmans stores, whitethorn beryllium substituted.

You’ll request a thermometer for monitoring the oil.

The bacon tin beryllium cooked and refrigerated a time oregon 2 successful advance. The batter tin beryllium refrigerated up to a time successful advance.

Adapted from cook Dan Grill astatine Screen Door successful Portland, Ore.

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-5 (makes astir 20 pieces)

For the hush puppies

  • About 8 ounces bacon
  • 1 extra-large oregon jumbo egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 cupful positive 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 cupful positive 3 tablespoons cornmeal
  • 3/4 cupful positive 1 rounded tablespoonful flour
  • 1/2 spoon sugar
  • Scant 1/2 spoon salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • Scant 1/4 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
  • 1/4 spoon crushed cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 cupful 1/2-inch cubes smoked cheddar cheese
  • 2 quarts canola oil, for frying

For the glaze

  • 3/4 cupful Steen's 100% Pure Cane Syrup (see headnote)
  • 1 tablespoonful honey
  • Small pinch crushed cayenne pepper
  • Small pinch freshly crushed achromatic pepper

Adapted from cook Dan Grill astatine Screen Door successful Portland, Ore.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published June 30, 2015

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Updated March 15, 2026

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