Country Fair Funnel Cakes

Submitted by JustaQT

"You can make these at home with a little preparation. They will certainly cost less than the five dollar price tag we often see on these! From Copykat.com (http://www.copykat.com)"

 

• Ready In: 4mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 4-5 funnel cakes

ingredients

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• oil, for deep-frying
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

directions

1. In a bowl, combine the eggs, milk, and brown sugar.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; beat into egg mixture until smooth.
3. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees.
4. Cover the bottom of a funnel spout with your finger; ladle 1/2 cup batter into funnel.
5. 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).
6. Fry for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
7. Drain on paper towels.
8. Repeat with remaining batter.
9. Dust with confectioners' sugar; serve warm.
10. (Note that the batter can be poured from a liquid measuring cup instead of a funnel.).