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Funnel Cakes I

SUBMITTED BY: Sassy Squirrel      PHOTO BY: DeVonna Thomas

"A puffed fried cake. It can be sprinkled with confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar."
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 12 - 15 cakes
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the eggs and the milk. Add flour mixture to the egg mixture, and beat with a mixer until smooth. The consistancy should be thin enough to run through a small kitchen funnel. Test it, and if it is too thick beat in a little more milk; if too thin, beat in a bit more flour.
  3. In an eight inch skillet, heat the oil to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C).
  4. Put your finger over the bottom opening of the funnel, and fill the funnel with a generous 1/2 cup of the batter. Hold the funnel close to the surface of the oil, and release the batter into the oil while making a circular motion. Fry until golden brown. Use tongs and wide spatula to turn the cake over carefully. Fry the second side one minute. Drain on paper towels, and sprinkle with sifted confectioners' sugar.
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Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2006 by TchrJrHi
Delicious...I added just a little bit of vanilla extract and it was just the right touch. I don't have a funnel either, so I used a pastry bag instead. Dust it with some powder sugar and that's all you need. One of the best I have had. Thanks for the post.

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Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2006 by RBARTON70
I don't think it was the recipie, but I'm not sure what happened...I halved this recipe, used a deep fryer and candy thermometer to make sure the oil was at 360. When I poured the batter in the hot oil, it expanded and oil poured over the top of the deep fryer. I unplugged the fryer and the funnel cake continued to cook....looked right in the end but we couldn't eat it - it tasted like it was saturated with oil (probably because the temp dropped). Anyone have any ideas on what I may have done wrong?

7 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2007 by kellymcva
A very good recipe. I have seen that some have used ziploc bags but we used an old mustard bottle and it worked perfectly! plus it is a good container to refrigerate any leftover you may have.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 438

  • Total Fat: 38.3g
  • Cholesterol: 38mg
  • Sodium: 261mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.6g
  • Protein: 4.2g

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