Sunday, November 7, 2010

Funnel Cakes

I have tried a few funnel cake recipes and one has been good, but I found this one and like it better...

Funnel Cakes - Alton Brown, Food Network

Ingredients -

1 cup water
3/4 stick butter (6 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
1 cup eggs, about 4 large eggs and 2 whites
Vegetable oil, for frying
Powdered sugar, for topping

Directions -
Boil water, butter, sugar, and salt together in a saucepan. Add flour and work it in until it is all incorporated and dough forms a ball. Transfer mixture to the bowl of a standing mixer and let cool for 3 to 4 minutes. With mixer lowest speed, add eggs, 1 at a time, making sure the first egg is completely incorporated before continuing. Once all eggs have been added and mixture is smooth, put dough in a piping bag fitted with a number 12 tip. Heat about 1 1/2 inches of oil in a heavy pan. Pipe dough into oil, making a free-form lattice pattern; cook until browned, flipping once. Remove cake from oil, drain on paper towels, and top with powdered sugar. Continue until all of the batter is used.

1 comments:

kira said...

I've been trying different funnel cake recipes (my kids love it) and haven't found one I "love" yet ... thanks! I'm going to try these for lunch tomorrow while it's snowing! :)