State Fair Corn Dogs

1 cup flour
2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons bacon drippings, or melted butter
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cups buttermilk, * see note
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 pounds hot dog
vegetable oil
sticks


Heat oil in large pan to 365 degrees. In a large bowl mix together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in bacon drippings(melted butter). In a separate bowl mix egg, buttermilk and baking soda. In flour mixture make a well in the middle, pour in buttermilk mixture, mix until smooth. Put hot dogs on sticks, pat dry, dust with flour brush off excess dip the hot dogs in the batter, allow excess to drip off. Fry in oil until golden brown.

*To make buttermilk add 1 1/4 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 1/4 cups of milk, let sit for 5 minutes.