Directions

1. In a medium bowl mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add cheese, onion and red sweet pepper; toss to combine. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. In another bowl mix egg and beer; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.
2. In a 3-quart saucepan heat 2-inches of oil to 375 degrees F. For each hush puppy, drop 1 rounded tablespoon of batter into hot oil. Fry three or four at a time for 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat pepper jelly just until melted. Serve hush puppies warm with pepper jelly. Makes 20 to 24 hush puppies.
4. Nutrition Facts (Beer-Cheese Hushpuppies) Per serving: 128 kcal cal., 7 g fat (1 g sat. fat, 4 g polyunsaturated fat, 1 g monounsatured fat), 12 mg chol., 124 mg sodium, 15 g carb., 1 g fiber, 5 g sugar, 2 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet