Buffalo Celery

• Blue cheese dip
• 1/3 cup greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 tablespoon softened cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 tablespoon scallions, minced
• 1 tablespoon celery leaves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
• Buffalo celery
• 12 thick stalks celery, cut into 2 inch long pieces and very carefully trimmed of stringy pieces
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cayanne
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon tabasco (or another hot sauce)
• Your favorite buffalo wing sauce - I like Texas Pete
• peanut oil, for frying

1. Combine all the ingredients - season with salt and pepper.
2. Combine the flour, cayenne, and salt in one shallow bowl.
3. Combine the eggs and tabasco in another shallow bowl.
4. Heat your oil in a deep pot over medium high heat - use a thermometer to maintain a temperature of 360 (a bit hot but we want these crisp on the outside without losing crunch on the inside).
5. Dip the celery pieces in the egg wash, then dredge in flour.
6. Fry until golden brown - about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt immediately after cooking.
7. Serve with your favorite wing sauce on the side (or drizzled over top) and the blue cheese dip.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/16500-buffalo-celery (may not work)