Corn Fritters

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 tablespoon melted butter or 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup cooked whole kernel corn (can use up to 2 cups if desired)
• oil (for deep frying, see note)
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat the egg, milk and sugar together.
• 2 sift the dry ingredients and add to the egg mixture.
• 3 (if using sifted flour, you can just mix the dry ingredients together well and still get excellent results).
• 4 add the melted butter or margarine (or oil) and beat or stir briskly by hand until well blended.
• 5 stir or fold in the corn until evenly distributed.
• 6 drop by tablespoons into hot deep fat (375 degrees) and cook until golden brown.
• 7 drain on paper towels.
• 8 place on plates and dust with confectioner's sugar if desired. these are best if served with maple syrup.
• 9 notes: i usually try one first.
• 10 if i find the oil is bubbling through the fritter, which would make it too greasy, i'll add a little more flour to the batter to prevent that.
• 11 also, as a shortcut, instead of deep frying, i usually pour 2 or 3 inches of oil into a large saucepan or electric frying pan and fry that way.
• 12 when one side is brown, i just turn and brown the other side.