Funnel Cake

Name: Funnel Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 cakes
Ingredients: 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup 2% milk; 1 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Oil for deep-fat frying; Confectioners' sugar

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Cook: 5 min./batch

Yield 8 cakes

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Ingredients

2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup 2% milk
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Oil for deep-fat frying
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, water and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; beat into egg mixture until smooth. In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet, heat oil to 375°.
For each cake, cover bottom of a funnel spout with your finger; ladle 1/2 cup batter into the funnel. Holding funnel several inches above the oil, release your finger and move the funnel in a spiral motion until all the batter is released, scraping with a rubber spatula if needed.
Fry until golden brown, 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar; serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 funnel cake: 312 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 287mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.

These are much simpler to make than doughnuts but taste just as good. They have been a regular treat of ours ever since we came across them when we lived in the Ozarks. —Mary Faith Yoder, Unity, Wisconsin

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