Makes about 2 dozen fritters
Ingredients:
4-5 cups vegetable oil for frying + 1 Tbsp for corn
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup milk
2 tbsp melted butter, shortening or vegetable oil
3 cups fresh corn, taken off about 5 ears of corn
Chopped fresh parsley or scallions to taste, optional
Directions:
- Heat oil in a heavy pot or deep fryer to 365 degrees.
- Saute the fresh corn until just soft using a tablespoon of the vegetable oil.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Beat together eggs, milk, and melted butter or shortening.
- Stir into dry ingredients. Mix in the corn kernels.
- Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into the hot oil, and fry until golden.
- Drain on paper towels.
Maple Mustard Sauce
Ingredients:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp real maple syrup (or more to taste)
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp real maple syrup (or more to taste)
Directions:
- Mix mayonnaise, mustard and syrup together.
- Serve with Fresh Corn Fritters.
