Midwestern County Fair Funnel Cakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 2/3 cups milk, divided
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda, sugar and baking powder.
• 2 in another medium bowl, mix egg and 1 c.
• 3 milk together, beating until smooth.
• 4 slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until smooth.
• 5 add remaining milk, a little at a time, if needed, until batter has the consistency of pancake batter.
• 6 heat 1 inch of the vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pan to 365°.
• 7 place 1/4 c.
• 8 of batter into a clean funnel while holding a finger over the bottom hole.
• 9 place funnel over hot oil and remove finger, swirl funnel in a circular motion over hot oil until all of the batter is in the oil.
• 10 fry cake until golden brown, about 90 seconds.
• 11 flip and fry remaining side until golden.
• 12 remove to brown paper to drain and dust with confectioners' sugar while still warm.
• 13 serve immediately.