Funnel Cakes
You don't have to wait until the state fair rolls into your town to enjoy homemade funnel cakes piled high with powdered sugar.
Servings 4 people
Calories 760kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups oil for frying
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium high heat until the oil reaches 350 degrees. Reduce heat to medium to maintain the heat.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine egg and milk.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Pour batter into a funnel (with your finger over the tip), or spoon batter into a large plastic bag with a tip cut off.
- Pipe batter into the hot oil making a squiggly design and working from the center out. Fry funnel cake for two minutes on each side.
- Remove from oil onto paper towels to drain.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar over hot cakes.
Notes
From A Southerly Course by Martha Hall Foose
Nutrition
Serving: 1cake | Calories: 760kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 23g