Using disposable Korean chopsticks, skewer the hot dogs ⅔. For the mozzarella corn dogs, skewer the hot dogs first then the block of the mozzarella cheese.
In a large mixing bowl, add the following ingredients (bread flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar, and baking powder) and mix well. Add the butter to the powder mixture. Using a pastry cutter (or a fork), break up the butter into small pieces. Create a small well with the powder mixture. Add the instant yeast in the well, then fill with warm water (using the ⅓ cup of warm water) to the top. Let the water and instant yeast for a few minutes/until it starts bubbling. Then using a fork, start mixing the yeast liquid with the rest of the powder mixture. Add the rest of the warm water the powder mixture, a little bit at a time. Use your hands to mold the dough, picking up the rest of the powder in the bowl.
On a clean surface, start kneading for 5 minutes. For some, depending on the flour, the temperature of the kitchen, and altitude, the wetness/dryness of the dough will vary. Even if the dough is wet/sticky, continue kneading for 3 minutes straight. If at the end of 3 minutes, the dough is still wet, then sprinkle a little bit of flour to the dough (less than ¼ tsp at a time) and knead. By the end of 5 minutes of kneading, the dough should be soft, moist to touch, but not sticking to your hands. Place the dough back in the mixing bowl. Cover with a plastic wrap, cover with a kitchen towel and place it on your kitchen counter (away from a drafty area). Let the dough rest until it doubles in size.
Once the dough has doubled in size, place it on a clean surface, and flatten out the dough. Cut into four equal sections (if you prefer a thicker bread crust to your corn dogs, then cut into 3 equal sections). Lightly dust the working area, place each dough and roll it out into a rectangle shape (slightly longer than the hot dog and wide enough to wrap).
Gently dust the skewered hot dogs with flour. Make sure to dust off excess flour. Then place it on the rolled out dough, wrap and seal it. Poke to release any trapped air bubbles. Hand-roll the dough wrapped hot dog to create an even wrap. Place the dough wrapped hot dogs on a place, cover with a plastic wrap, and let it rest in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Place the dried ramen in a plastic bag. Break up the ramen into crumbles using a rolling pin. Add the soup powder packet then shake the bag to coat the ramen crumbles with the powder mixture. Place the ramen crumbles on a plate. Gently press the ramen crumbles on the dough wrapped hot dogs.
Mix the ingredients listed above with the cubes potatoes. Place the potato cubes on a plate. Gently press the dough wrapped hot dogs on the potatoes. Gently press the potato cubes on the dough. Poke a hole to release any air pockets, then press and seal.
Using a heavy bottom pot, pour the frying oil, less than ⅔ of the pot. You want to use a big enough pot so that the oil-filled to less than ⅔ will be deep enough for the corn dogs sticks to be fully submerged in oil. Use a fryer thermometer (aka candy thermometer) to make sure the oil is heated to 350º Fahrenheit (approximately 175º Celsius). The goal is to maintain 350º Fahrenheit (approximately 175º Celsius) throughout the entire frying period. This is to ensure that the exterior of the corn dog is crispy (without burning), while the internal cooks thoroughly. Adjust the stove temperature to maintain 350 Fahrenheit.
These corn dogs will cook fast (3 to 5 minutes). Once the exterior is light brown, place it on a cooling rack for 5 minutes to rest. Then enjoy them with the two sauces above.
The recipe above is for a small batch, but double or triple the recipe and make more corn dogs. Corn dogs freeze well. Once the corn dogs are cooled down to room temperature, double/triple wrap each one with plastic wraps. Then into a freezer bag and freeze them. When you are ready to snack on these corn dogs, bring the frozen corn dogs to room temperature, and reheat in a toaster oven for 5 minutes or so. Then let it sit in the toaster oven for another 3 minutes or so, so the inside is nicely warmed up.
