ell. Fry in plenty of oil or fat.
Sprinkle those containing the fruit mixture with sugar and cinnamon.
These may be served either hot or cold.
FRITTER BATTER
Mix and sift one and one-third cups of flour, two teaspoons of
baking-powder, one-quarter teaspoon of salt, and add two-thirds cup of
milk or water gradually, and one egg; well beaten. For fruit batter add
a little sugar, for vegetables pepper and salt.
BELL FRITTERS
Stir three eggs until very light, then stir in one cup of sweet milk,
then sift in three cups sifted flour; beat for ten minutes, then add
three teaspoons of baking-powder and fry by spoonfuls in hot oil.
One-half this amount will be sufficient for three persons.
Serve with any sweet sauce.
APPLE FRITTERS
Choose four sour apples; pare, core and cut them into small slices. Stir
into fritter batter and fry in boiling hot fat or oil. Drain on paper;
sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
PINEAPPLE FRITTERS
Soak slices of pineapple in sherry or white wine with a little sugar and
let stand one hour. Drain and dip slices in batter and fry in hot oil.
Drain on brown paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Fresh pears, apricots and peach fritters made the same as pineapple
fritters. Bananas are cut in slices or mashed and added to batter.
ORANGE FRITTERS
Yolks of two eggs beaten with two spoons of sugar, stir into this the
juice of quarter of a lemon and just enough flour to thicken like a
batter; add the beaten whites and dip in one slice of orange at a time,
take up with a large kitchen spoon and lay in the hot oil or
butter-substitute and fry a nice brown. Sprinkle pulverized sugar on
top.
MATRIMONIES
Sift three cups of flour in a bowl, pour in two scant cups of sour milk,
beat very thoroughly, add one teaspoon of salt, the well-beaten yolks of
three eggs, mix well, then add the stiffly-beaten whites of the eggs and
one level teaspoon of soda sifted with one teaspoon of flour. Mix well
and fry at once in very hot butter or butter-substitute. Baste the
grease over them with a spoon until they are nicely browned. Serve with
preserves.
QUEEN FRITTERS
Put in a deep skillet on the fire one cup of water, one-fourth cup of
fresh butter; when it comes to a boil, stir in one cup of sifted flour
and continue stirring until the dough leaves the side of the skillet
clean. Remove from the fire and when cool break in three eggs, one at a
time, stirring continually.
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