4368 Frying Batter

Name: Frying Batter (For Fritters of Fruit and Flowers which are Finished by Dredging with Caster Sugar)
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 5 g (⅙ oz) salt; 1 tbs brandy and 2 stiffly beaten egg whites.; 2 dl (7 fl oz or ⅞ U.S. cup) lukewarm water; 2 tbs melted butter; 1½ dl (5 fl oz or ⅝ U.S. cup) beer; 250 g (9 oz) sifted flour

For Fritters of Fruit and Flowers which are Finished by Dredging with Caster Sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Le Guide Culinaire

By Auguste Escoffier

Published 1903

About

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) sifted flour
5 g (⅙

Europe
France
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Place the flour, salt and melted butter in a basin; mix in the beer and water without working it too much and add the brandy. Finish by folding in the stiffly beaten egg whites.