Sunday, 13 March 2011

• Recipe: Funnel Cake

  

  The weather is finally starting to warm up here in Ohio.  One thing is on my mind: it's almost amusement park season, which means lots of unhealthy carnival food.  One of my all-time favorites is funnel cake. I could seriously eat a whole cake by myself.  So I was super psyched when I found the following recipe courtesy of Alton Brown.  Now I can enjoy this summertime favorite all year long (and probably gain weight from it, oh well)!

  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.

  What's your favorite carnival food?

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