Day 134: Mini "Corn Dogs"

I made these today.  I also have 5 boys in the house and half of them are sick.  I'll update with details later.  Goodnight!

So I'm finally getting around to finishing this post!  I thought this would be a fun meal for the kids because it was reminiscent of corn dogs.  They turned out OK, and the kids ate them, but they really didn't taste anything like a corn dog.  I'm not really a fan of corn bread anyway- it's always so dry, and this was no exception.  But the kids did like to dip their pieces in ketchup and it makes a plain hot dog stretch farther, that's for sure! I only used 4 hot dogs, cut into 5 pieces each, and it was enough to feed all of us.  They would be a cute appetizer to take to a football party, but I don't think you'll really get rave reviews.  

Spoon filling into tin, stuff hot dog in the center

Cover with remaining filling

As you can see, I ran short of corn muffin mix, so my last few hot dogs were naked

Finished product

Here's the recipe, copied from the site linked above:

1-8.5 oz. box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/3 cup skim milk
1 TBS honey

4 Oscar Mayer Turkey Hot dogs, each cut into 5 pieces 

1. Spray the wells of a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 

2.  In a med bowl, combine the mix, egg, honey and skim milk.  Allow to sit for 3 - 4 min.  Stir batter.  

3.  Fill each mini muffin well with about 1/2 TBS batter.  Place a piece of hot dog into each well, pressing in.  

4. Top each hot dog with about a tsp. of batter, covering hot dog.  

5.  Bake in oven for 10 - 15 min.  or until golden brown.  Allow to cool in pan for 5 min. before removing to platter.