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Hushpuppies with Creamy Cheese Centers.

You can cook Hushpuppies with Creamy Cheese Centers using 18 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Hushpuppies with Creamy Cheese Centers

1. Prepare 8 ounces of extra sharp cheddar cheese, cut into pieces.
2. It's 8 ounces of havarti cheese, cut into pieces.
3. Prepare 8 ounces of marscapone cheese, at room temperature (;you can substitute cream cheese ).
4. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
5. You need 1/2 teaspoon of hot sauce, such as franks red hot.
6. It's of FOR HUSHPUPPIES.
7. You need 1 cup of yellow cornmeal.
8. You need 3/4 cup of self rising flour.
9. It's 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
10. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar.
11. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
12. It's 1/4 teaspoon of granulated garlic.
13. You need 1 of shallot, finely minced.
14. You need 1 of small jalapeno, seeded snd finely minced.
15. Prepare 2 of green onions, chopped.
16. Prepare 1 of large egg, beaten.
17. Prepare 1/2 cup of buttermilk.
18. Prepare of canola oil for frying.

Hushpuppies with Creamy Cheese Centers step by step

1. MAKE CHEESE FILLING.
2. Combine cheeses, hot sauce and pepper in food processor until smooth.
3. .
4. Put in a bowl and cover and refrigerate until cold enough to form into balls, about 45 minutes.
5. Form into small grape size balls and freeze until teady to use being sure they are fully frozen..
6. MAKE HUSHPUPPIES.
7. Heat the canola oil in a deep pan or dutch oven, filling just 1/2 full to 375.
8. Combine all hushpuppie ingredients in a bowl to make a thick batter.
9. Drop 3 to 4 frozen cheese balls into batter to coat with batter.
10. Drop into hot oil with a spoon, fry only 3 or 4 at a time. Overcrowding will lower the oil temp and not keep the cheese inside. Remove to rack over a baking pan as done, continuing until all cheese balls are cooked. To rewarm all of them place rack and foil lined baking pan in a preheated 350 oven just until hot, 5 or so minutes.
11. Drain on paper towels.
12. Serve with your choice of dipping sauces. We used my spicy ranch dip and my creamy mustard sauce, both in my profile and in search.