I never knew making homemade funnel cakes was so easy but it totally is. You just have to be extremely cautious around the hot grease as it tends to spatter a bit. I allowed my children to help me make the funnel cakes but only during the mixing of the batter. We didn’t need any grease burns.
Check out what my pals over at Rampant Cuisine had to say about these funnel cakes:
We learned this week that you can make a fried, puffy cake of goodness without setting foot outside of your abode…AND that it tastes just as great as what you remember getting at the county fair.
Try this recipe over the 4th of July holiday if you don’t want to brave the crowds and heat of going out to get a funnel cake!
Well, that sure is a great option, but I’m not going to wait until 4th of July to make these again!
Ingredients
1 egg
¾ cup milk
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup sugar
Scant ½ teaspoon salt
Vegetable oil, enough
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture to the egg mixture, and beat with a mixer until smooth. The consistency should be thin enough to run through a small kitchen funnel (we actually used a plastic Ziploc baggie with a hole cut in one corner.) Test it, and if it is too thick beat in a little more milk; if too thin, beat in a bit more flour.
In a heavy eight inch skillet, heat about 1 ½ inches of oil to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C).
Put your finger over the bottom opening of the funnel, and fill the funnel with a generous ½ 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 (only about a minute or so…they’re done quick!) Drain on paper towels, and sprinkle with sifted confectioners’ sugar.
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Quick Tip: Let the kids or grandkids help you make these for a fun family activity!
Thank you to Rampant Cuisine for this great recipe.
