Mom's Yellow Squash Fritters

"In the mid-Atlantic coastal area, we make our fritters with raw grated squash. I didn't find any recipes here that did, so I hope you will try these. Mom always made a huge batch of these for us. She had the magic touch! I always look forward to making squash fritters every summer. Note: I use either Canola oil or olive oil to make them healthier. I still use the butter because the fritters just taste better fried in butter. Even better, go out in your garden and bring in fresh squash to make this dish! Note: Corrections on July 17 include: 1 egg, beaten and 1 tsp. baking powder I cannot believe I left those ingredients out - I must have been tired. Sorry."
 
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Ready In:
22mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a medium bowl, combine the squash, onion, salt, sugar, oil and beaten egg. Stir to blend.
  • Combine the baking powder with the flour. Add to squash mixture and blend together until you do not see any flour.
  • In a heavy skillet, over medium high, melt the butter.
  • Drop spoonfuls of the squash batter into the hot butter. Watch carefully as you do when making pancakes. After a couple of minutes, carefully turn to lightly brown the other side.
  • As you continue to fry the fritters, you may find that you need to add more butter to the pan and melt it before adding more spoonfuls of the squash batter.
  • Cooking time denotes making the whole batch.
  • Note: Add more sugar and flour if you desire.

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  1. The secret to this recipe is don't flip them and when you want to flip them still don't flip them if you want crispy...I added 3 more tablespoons flour ans 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and another tablespoon sugar. I boiled squash and mushed it and it was fine...make sure you get all the water out...mush in a strainer...I used chopped red onion only a half was plenty. They were delicious.
     
  2. The good news first: these taste delicious! A small amount of sugar (and an added pinch of nutmeg) made for very delicious fritters. The bad news: the fritters fell apart and turned into goo. I followed the recipe to the letter and cannot figure out where I went wrong. A friend of mine tried this recipe, too and from all accounts she had no problems. Whatever did I do wrong this time around? I won't give up on the recipe as I am determined to solve the problem by hook or crookneck! I'll be back.
     
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