Fruit Fritters in Beer Batter

Name: Fruit Fritters in Beer Batter
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: apricot or red jam sauce or honey; 2 egg whites; 1 lb/500 g peeled fruit such as apple or pineapple, cut in rings, pears or peaches, cut in wedges, or bananas, diagonally sliced; 1 egg; ½ cup/125 ml beer or ale (more if needed); confectioners’ sugar; oil for frying; 1 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp/30 g sugar; pinchof salt; 1 cup/125 g flour

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

La Varenne Pratique

By Anne Willan

Published 1989

About

Beer makes a crisp, all-purpose batter for fruit and vegetables such as apple rings and sliced bananas.

Ingredients

1 lb/500 g peeled fruit such as apple or pineapple, cut in rings, pears or peaches, cut in wedges, or bananas, diagonally sliced

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

To make the batter: sift the flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the center. Add half the beer with the whole egg and stir, gradually drawing in the flour to make a smooth paste. If too much liquid is added at this point, the batter will form lumps. Add the remaining beer, cover and leave ½ to 1 hour. It will thicken on standing.
If necessary, thin th