Corn And Polenta Fritters

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup whole wheat flour or 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking polenta
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 5 tablespoons olive oil, plus
• olive oil, for greasing griddle
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 (10 ounce) bag frozen corn, thawed

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, polenta, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. whisk together buttermilk, olive oil, maple syrup, and egg yolks in separate bowl. stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture.
• 2 beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff peaks form. fold egg whites into batter, then fold in corn.
• 3 coat griddle or large skillet with olive oil, and heat over medium heat. spoon 2 tbs. batter onto griddle for each fritter, and cook 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until browned and crisp. transfer to serving plate, and keep warm until all fritters are done.