Cocktail Corndogs - Corn Recipes | Anson Mills - Artisan Mill Goods

Ingredients

• 5 ounces (⅔ cup) good-quality balsamic vinegar
• 1.5 ounces (2 tablespoons) pure maple syrup
• 1 Turkish bay leaf
• Scant ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
• Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 4.5 ounces (1 cup) minced sweet onion
• Dijon mustard
• 7 ounces (about 1½ cups) Anson Mills Fine Yellow Cornmeal
• 1 ounce (3 tablespoons) Anson Mills Colonial Style Fine Cloth-Bolted Pastry Flour or unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for dredging the dogs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Scant 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 6 ounces (¾ cup) whole milk
• 0.5 ounce (1 tablespoon) unsalted European-style butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 8 uncured hotdogs
• 6 cups peanut oil