Maple Fritters

Name: Maple Fritters
Ingredients: 4 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups milk; 1 tablespoon cream; 3 eggs, well beaten; oil or fat, for frying; confectioners' sugar, for dusting; Maple Syrup Pudding Sauce; 3/4 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup water; 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped

14 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 tablespoon cream
3 eggs, well beaten
oil or fat, for frying
confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Maple Syrup Pudding Sauce
3/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup water
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped

Directions

1

Preheat oil to 360°F.
2

Sift first three ingredients together very well; add milk and cream.
3

Add eggs slowly, stirring constantly.
4

Drop by spoonfuls into hot oil or fat and fry until well puffed and golden.
5

Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
6

For the sauce: Boil syrup and water until it reaches 228F on the candy thermometer or till it spins a thread.
7

Add syrup gradually to egg whites, beating constantly; add lemon juice and fold in whipped cream.