Gluten-Free Corn Dog Bites

My husband’s favorite appetizer is pigs in a blanket. Making a gluten-free version of this snack is not an easy task. So these little gluten-free corn dog bites are the compromise. They are the favorite at my backyard barbecues, baseball and football parties and really any party where my husband makes the menu.

Corn Bread

You can use any corn bread recipe for these bites, but my gluten-free cornbread recipe is the perfect texture and has the right amount of sweet to go with the hot dogs.

To make this recipe extra easy, you can use a ready-made corn bread mix. These little bites bake in a mini-muffin tin so no messy frying is necessary.

Corn Dog Condiments

You can go with the standard ketchup and mustard or mix it up to make it a little more interesting.

• Spicy Ketchup – Combine 1/2 c ketchup with 1 Tbsp hot sauce. The favorite in my house is Frank’s Red Hot sauce.
• Sweet Mustard – Combine 1/2 c spicy brown mustard or yellow mustard with 1 Tbsp honey, maple syrup or agave.

Corn Dog Bites – Variations

• These bites can also be made with fully cooked sausage. I love them with spicy Italian sausage instead of hot dogs – the spicy-salty-sweet combination is so perfect served with mustard.
• Fill these bites with chorizo and serve topped with pico de gallo.
• Use cooked breakfast sausage in place of the hot dogs and use these as a breakfast or brunch dish.

Gluten-Free Flour Blends

I have used several different gluten-free flour blends with this gluten-free corn dog recipe and they all worked well. My custom blend of sorghum, millet and brown rice flours with some starches is my favorite. See the notes in the recipe for a super simple DIY gluten-free flour blend or my blog post on gluten-free flours.

If you prefer a store bought blend, I like King Arthur Flour All Purpose Gluten-Free flour the best. See the notes in the recipe for a super simple DIY gluten-free flour blend or my blog post on gluten-free flours.

Gluten-Free Corn Dog Bites

Yield: 24 bites

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 27 minutes

These gluten-free corn dog bites are a perfect game time snack or barbecue appetizer.

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Ingredients

• ½ c cup gluten-free flour blend
• ⅓ c corn meal
• 3 Tbsps sugar
• 1¼ tsp baking powder
• pinch of baking soda
• ½ tsp xanthan gum
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 large egg
• ⅓ c sour cream
• ¼ c milk or milk substitute
• 2 Tbsp melted butter (oil or butter substitute is fine)
• 2-3 hot dogs

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
2. Melt the butter and set it aside to cool slightly.
3. Cut the hot dogs into 1/2" pieces
4. Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
5. Beat the eggs and milk in a small bowl. Add to the dry ingredients. Stir 10 strokes. Add the butter and stir until smooth.
6. Generously grease a mini muffin tin.
7. Spoon enough batter in each well to fill 1/2 way.
8. Press a piece of hot dog into each well.
9. Bake on the center rack for 12 minutes. Turn on the broiler (leave the pan on the center rack) and cook another minute or 2 to let the tops brown a little.

Notes

*Be sure to use a gluten-free flour blend not a "baking blend." My preference for a store-bought blend is King Arthur Flour's Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour.

If you use a flour blend that contains xanthan gum, omit the xanthan gum called for in the recipe

To mix up your own gluten-free flour blend, combine:

2 cups brown rice flour
2/3 c potato starch
1/3 c tapioca starch.

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