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2 cups vegetable oil
2 large eggs, beaten
1 Tablespoon lemon peel, grated or 1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups of milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
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| Pour oil into an electric frying pan. Preheat to 375
degrees. Combine the eggs and milk in a large bowl. Sift the flour,
baking powder and salt together. Add to the egg mixture, beating until
smooth and thin. The batter will resemble pancake batter. Fill at
least 2 Flavor Express® bellows with the batter. Attach a large needle
onto the unit. Bring the batter to the needle tip by squeezing the
handle of the unit slowly.Quickly draw spiral designs with the batter
to form small, open 4-inch diameter rings to just touch each other.
Fry for about two minutes, or until golden. Turn with a fork. Cook
for an additional two minutes. Remove from the oil with a fork and
allow the excess oil to drain onto paper towelling. Replace an empty
bellows with a filled one as needed. Serve warm with warm maple syrup,
jelly, confectioners' sugar or spinkle with cinnamon sugar. Also good
served with chocolate flavored confectioner's sugar or whipped cream.
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Flavor and/or tint the batter any color and flavor to suit your
taste or color theme. Remember to hold the needle opening downward
when forming the spirals. A mixing bowl with a pour spout makes it
easy to fill the bellows. Or, try making recycled funnels out of the
necks of discarded liter-sized soda bottles. Works great and is environmentally
friendly. Try freezing any leftovers. Store layered in an air-tight
container separated by paper toweling or waxed paper. To serve, warm
them in a toaster.
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