Day 9 – Baked Mini Corn Dogs

This is a kid favorite and for most, a corn dog brings back memories. This healthy spin on a deep fried favorite will warm your heart and have kids asking for more!

Day 9 – Baked Mini Corn Dogs

1 c. reduced fat milk

1 package active dry yeast

2 Tbsp Olive Oil, more for greasing

2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar

1 c. fine yellow cornmeal

1¼ c. all purpose flour, more for dusting and kneading

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp cayenne pepper or paprika

9 reduced fat hot dogs, halved length wise

1 large egg, beaten

1 Tbsp black sesame seeds, or toasted white sesame seeds (optional)

18 small wooden skewers

Warm the milk to about 110° in a saucepan or microwave; pour into medium bowl. Sprinkle in the yeast and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir in the oil, brown sugar and cornmeal with a wooden spoon. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and cayenne pepper. Stir to make a sticky dough.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead, adding more flour if needed, until smooth but still slightly tacky, about 5 minutes. If dough is sticking to hands or surface, sprinkle more flour as need until dough is slightly tacky. DO NOT OVER FLOUR. Shape the dough into a ball, place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, 45 minutes - 1 hour. Meanwhile, insert a small wooden skewer into each hot dog half, about 1 inch deep; set aside

Preheat oven to 450° and lightly oil a large baking sheet. Turn dough out onto a light floured surface; divide evenly into 18 pieces. With your palms, roll each piece into 10 inch lengths. Wrap each piece around a hot dog half, tucking and pressing the edges to seal, place on baking sheet.

Brush the dough wrapped hot dogs with the beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake until golden brown on the top, about 15 minutes.

If making dough isn’t your thing, you can also buy prepackaged dough at the grocery store. I recommend reading the directions of this recipe before hand to determine what kind of dough you’ll need to buy. These can be made a few days in advance. Freeze after baking and cooling, until use. To reheat, place in oven at 275° for about 25 minutes. Do not over-cook. Serve with Ketchup, mustards, horseradish, relish, etc.

Two mini dogs have 115 fewer calories and 50% less fat than a single full-sized fried corn dog!

Serving Size: 2 reduced fat corn dogs

Calories, 265

Fat 11g

Carbohydrate 31g

Fiber 3g

Protein 10g

Enjoy!!!