Blackberry Fritters Recipes

BUTTERMILK BERRY FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the eggs, buttermilk, butter and vanilla; add to dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries., In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 1-2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

BLACK BEAN FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bell peppers, zucchini, and black beans.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, corn meal, baking powder, and brown sugar, and mix well.
• Add the dry ingredients to the vegetables in the large bowl, and fold until well coated (careful not to crush the black beans).
• Add the buttermilk, eggs, salt, and pepper, and stir together until the batter forms - it should resemble very thick pancake batter; if the batter is too thick, you can add buttermilk then an egg until the correct consistency is achieved.
• In a large deep pan or deep fryer, heat the oil to 350 degrees F and drop a spoonful of batter into the hot oil; fry until golden brown then remove, drain, let cool a bit and then taste it to see if the seasonings are to your liking - adjust seasoning if necessary.
• Drop completed batter by large spoonfuls into the hot oil and fry fritters until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side, and they're slightly puffed and cooked through.
• Drain well, serve, and enjoy!
• These go well with a nice green chile sauce and/or sour cream.
• I've also eaten these quite happily for breakfast!
• Note: black soybeans can be used in place of the regular black beans, too. Also, please be advised that these are a *fried* food, and therefore need to be drained well! As with all fried foods, the different oils used for frying can change the outcome. I personally use peanut oil because it has a higher temperature point. Draindraindrain (and perhaps dab with paper towels) if you don't want your fritters to get greasy - if drained properly, they'll be perfect. :).
• These fritters come highly recommended by family, friends, and the professional chef who created them. :).

BLUEBERRY FRITTERS

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in milk.
• Add lightly beaten egg yolks.
• Blend together till batter is smooth (add a little more milk if needed to make the batter smooth).
• Fold in fresh blueberries.
• Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
• Chill, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Form into fritters by making balls with two spoons dipped into hot water, and deep-fry (375 F) until golden brown.
• Serve with blueberry syrup.