Side Pannel
Apricot Fritters
Ingredients List
- 12 sm Apricots; -=OR=-
- 6 lg -Apricots, halved
- 12 Whole almonds
- 2 tb White rum
- 1/2 c Unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c Cornstarch
- 3 tb Sugar
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1/2 ts Cinnamon
- 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 c Water; plus
- 1 tb Water
- 3 tb Melted butter
- 1 1/2 qt Vegetable oil; for frying
- Confectioners' sugar
Directions
RINSE THE APRICOTS, slit the sides and remove the pits with a small spoon,
leaving the apricots intact. Replace each pit with an almond. Place the
apricots in a bowl and sprinkle the slit sides with the rum. For the
batter, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk in the water, then
the melted butter. Pour the oil into a 4-quart pan and heat it to 350F.
With a fork, dip the apricots into the batter and add to the hot oil 3 or 4
at a time, frying them about 6 or 7 minutes, until the batter is a deep
golden and the apricots are cooked, but still firm. Drain the fritters on
absorbent paper as they are fried and keep them warm in a 300F oven. To
serve, sprinkle the fritters generously with confectioners' sugar.
leaving the apricots intact. Replace each pit with an almond. Place the
apricots in a bowl and sprinkle the slit sides with the rum. For the
batter, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk in the water, then
the melted butter. Pour the oil into a 4-quart pan and heat it to 350F.
With a fork, dip the apricots into the batter and add to the hot oil 3 or 4
at a time, frying them about 6 or 7 minutes, until the batter is a deep
golden and the apricots are cooked, but still firm. Drain the fritters on
absorbent paper as they are fried and keep them warm in a 300F oven. To
serve, sprinkle the fritters generously with confectioners' sugar.
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