Ingredients

• 2 cups brown rice flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 4 ounces jalapeno, finely diced
• 4 ounces vegan butter, melted
• Olive oil, for deep-frying

Instructions

1. In a bowl combine the rice flour, cornmeal, garlic powder, cayenne, black pepper, baking powder, sea salt and jalapenos. Mix thoroughly with spoon. Add the vegan butter and 1 1/2 cups water, and mix well until the ingredients form a wet mixture.
2. For the mixture into balls, 1 tablespoon per ball.
3. Fill a tabletop deep-fryer with olive oil and heat to 350 degrees F (see Cook's Note). Fry the hush puppies in batches of 10 to 20 until light brown, 3 to 4 minutes.