Corndogs!

In a direct idea theft from Jen at the Vegan Lunch Box blog, we had vegan corndogs for dinner last night. A reader of her blog suggested a new use for her Twinkie pan, so she created a Twinkie shaped corndog with a vegan dog in the middle and a cornbread mix around it.

Needless to say, I don't have a Twinkie pan. But I do have lot's of tinfoil, a loaf pan, and a sense of adventure! I built little channels of tinfoil, filled them with cornbread mix and nestled a slightly trimmed soy hotdog into the batter. They baked up just fine and were pretty tasty. Dinner also included an artichoke and a salad.

Will we repeat this? Probably. I have such a soft spot for junk food like corn dogs and it was pretty quick and easy. James did suggest that we lower the breading-to-dog ratio, so maybe I can figure out how to either fry the dogs with a coating of batter, or find a more suitable pan.