Recipes
Fried
Green
Tomatoes
3–4 lg. green tomatoes
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. seasoning salt
2 eggs
2 cup milk
Oil for frying
• Cut tomatoes into almost
1
⁄
2
” thick slices.
• Mix flour, salt, pepper and seasoning salt in one bowl.
• Mix eggs and milk in another bowl. Dip each tomato slice into the milk mixture,
then into the flour, back to the milk and then to the flour again, coating well.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350°F and add battered tomato slices a few
at a time, and cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Funnel Cake
2 cups flour
1
⁄
2
tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1
1
⁄
2
cups milk
• Combine all the above ingredients and mix thoroughly to create batter.
• In the deep fryer, heat the oil to 350°F.
• Put batter in funnel (be sure to cover hole with one finger), then, holding the funnel
over hot oil (be careful of hot oil!), release some of the batter in a circular motion,
criss-crossing a couple of times to form one funnel cake.
• The funnel cake will rise quickly and expand - so be careful how much batter
you use.
• Cook to light golden brown and flip to cook on other side.
• Remove from oil and place on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm.
Recipes
Beignets
(makes
2
dozen)
Vegetable oil for frying
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 tsp. sugar
1
⁄
4
tsp. nutmeg
1 cup water or milk
1
⁄
3
cup butter
1
⁄
4
tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 eggs, at room temp.
• In the deep fryer, heat the oil to 350°F.
• Combine the flour, sugar and nutmeg, and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan heat water or milk over medium heat. Add the butter
and salt and whisk until butter is melted. Add the vanilla and mix. Then add
flour mixture.
• Stir briskly with a wooden spoon until mixture releases from the sides of pan
and forms a ball. Remove from heat and beat until slightly cool.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Using 2 tablespoons, shape dough into
an oblong shape and drop into hot oil.
• Fry 3 or 4 at a time, turning beignets as they rise to the surface. Fry 3 to 4
minutes, until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with sifted confectioners' sugar.
Churros
Vegetable oil for frying
1 cup all-purpose flour
1
cup
water
3
eggs
1
⁄
2
cup margarine or butter
1
⁄
4
cup sugar
1
⁄
4
tsp.
salt
1
⁄
4
tsp. ground cinnamon
• Prepare to fry the churros by heating oil in deep fryer to 360°F.
• To make churro dough, heat water, margarine and salt to rolling boil in 3-qt. sauce-
pan; stir in flour.
• Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove
from heat.
• Beat eggs all at once; continue beating until smooth and then add to saucepan
while stirring mixture.
• Spoon mixture into cake decorator’s tube with large star tip.
• Squeeze 4” strips of dough into hot oil. Fry 3 or 4 strips at a time until golden
brown, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon; roll churros in sugar mixture.
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