FANTASTIC FUNNEL CAKES

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This is great for kids and kids at heart. Anyone who loves festival-style treats! Top with confectioners' sugar, honey, strawberries, cherries, or apple pie filling.

Provided by Benjaman Harre

Time 14m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup shortening (such as Crisco®), or more as needed
2 cups milk
3 eggs
½ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

Put enough shortening in a deep skillet to fill about 1 1/2 inches and heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Mix milk, eggs, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; slowly add flour, while continually mixing, until batter is smooth. Transfer batter to a squeeze bottle or funnel. Working quickly, squeeze or funnel batter into the hot oil, starting in the center of the skillet and moving bottle or funnel in a spiral shape.
Fry funnel cake in the hot oil until lightly browned, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer funnel cakes to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.7 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 42.6 mg, Fat 16.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 182.5 mg, Sugar 8.9 g