Okra Fingers

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 20 small fresh okra pods
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cornmeal
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 wash okra and trim stems.
• 2 drain well and place in a shallow container.
• 3 pour buttermilk over the okra in the shallow container and set aside.
• 4 in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cornmeal and pepper.
• 5 remove each okra pod from buttermilk and roll in cornmeal mixture.
• 6 pour about 1 inch of oil into a deep skillet.
• 7 fry okra in hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes or until browned.
• 8 drain on paper towels.
• 9 salt if desired.