Things You'll Need:
- Pancake mix
- Deep fat frier
- powdered sugar
- funnel or spout-topped bottle
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Step 1
Set up your deep-fat fryer. If you don't have one you can use a deep skillet. Vegetable oil works best. Heat your oil to between 300 and 350 degrees.
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Step 2
While your oil is warming mix your pancake mix according to the directions on the box. You may want to add a little more sugar than the recipe calls for, but not too much. You want the batter to be a little on the thin side.
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Step 3
Put the batter in a container that is easy to pour from, like a bottle or pitcher. If you have a sport bottle of the sort that has a spout rather than a straw you can use that and you won't need a funnel. The diameter of your spout should be about 1/2 an inch.
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Step 4
Once your oil is hot enough, begin by pouring a stream of batter through your funnel into the oil. You want to loop the batter around back and forth, crisscrossing the top of the fryer or skillet until you have a disk of tangled batter. Let it fry until it is golden brown, flipping it once to make sure it's done on both sides.
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Step 5
Use tongs to remove your finished funnel cake from the oil. Place it on a paper towel to blot up any excess oil. Serve it on a paper plate and sprinkle it heavily with powdered sugar.
Comments
aglobalbridge said
on 8/8/2009 My husband loves funnel cakes. I'll have to give it a try.