Midwestern County Fair Funnel Cakes

"Funnel cakes bring back wonderful memories for me...walking through the hot, dusty fairgrounds and then stopping for a decadent funnel cake. This is not diet food! It's a once a year treat. This recipe is my take on the one I found in the Chicago Tribune Good Eating section."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
10 7inch cakes
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a medium bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda, sugar and baking powder.
  • In another medium bowl, mix egg and 1 C.
  • milk together, beating until smooth.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until smooth.
  • Add remaining milk, a little at a time, if needed, until batter has the consistency of pancake batter.
  • Heat 1 inch of the vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pan to 365°.
  • Place 1/4 C.
  • of batter into a clean funnel while holding a finger over the bottom hole.
  • Place funnel over hot oil and remove finger, swirl funnel in a circular motion over hot oil until all of the batter is in the oil.
  • Fry cake until golden brown, about 90 seconds.
  • Flip and fry remaining side until golden.
  • Remove to brown paper to drain and dust with confectioners' sugar while still warm.
  • Serve immediately.

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