Ingredients

  • 6 hot dogs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup coarse yellow cornmeal
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard

Method

  • Special equipment: Twelve 6-inch corn dog sticks
  • To assemble: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line one 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
  • Cut 1 1/2 inches from both ends of the hot dogs and reserve.
  • Finely chop the remaining middle pieces and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, salt and cayenne.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil and honey until smooth.
  • Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry, and then stir in the chopped hot dogs.
  • Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters of the way full.
  • Skewer the reserved hot dog tips and place in the center of the cupcakes, leaning slightly askew.
  • Bake until the tops of the cupcakes are golden brown and spring back lightly when touched, about 20 minutes.
  • Cool in the tin 10 minutes, and then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, yellow mustard and remaining 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard.
  • Pipe a squiggle of the mixture over each cupcake.