County Fair Funnel Cakes Recipe

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What would the fair be without these delicious deep-fried pastries? To make these timeless treats, slowly swirl batter into oil, brown it to perfection and lightly dust with confectioners' sugar.

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County Fair Funnel Cakes Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Oil for deep-fat frying
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk and brown sugar. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; beat into egg mixture until smooth.
In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Cover the bottom of a funnel spout with your finger; ladle 1/2 cup batter into funnel. Holding the funnel several inches above the skillet release finger and move the funnel in a spiral motion until all of the batter is released (scraping funnel with a rubber spatula if needed).
Fry for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter. Dust with confectioners' sugar; serve warm. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: The batter can be poured from a liquid measuring cup instead of a funnel.

Originally published as County Fair Funnel Cakes in Quick Cooking July/August 2000, p48