Vienna Sausage Corn Dogs: Grown-Up Fair Food Fun!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (60 ml) yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) hot sauce (like Tabasco or Sriracha), or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) smoked paprika
• 12 Vienna sausages (approximately 1 pound, or 450g), drained and patted dry
• 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
• 1 cup (150g) yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 cup (30g) granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, finely chopped
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup (240 ml) milk
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) melted unsalted butter
• Vegetable oil, for frying (about 4 cups/950ml)
• Wooden skewers or chopsticks