Peach Fritters

Ingredients

• half a pound of flour
• a small pinch of salt
• two table-spoonfuls of oil
• one ounce of dissolved butter
• the well-beaten yolks of two eggs
• half a pint of tepid water
• a dozen ripe peaches

Method

1. 1

   Mix flour, salt, oil, butter, and egg yolks.

2. 2

   Gradually add water and beat until smooth.

3. 3

   Let rest, then add beaten egg whites.

4. 4

   Dip halved peaches in batter and fry until crisp.

5. 5

   Drain and serve with whipped cream or powdered sugar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1116. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Peach Fritters. — Make a smooth batter as follows : — Mix half a pound of flour and a small pinch of salt with two table-spoonfuls of oil, or one ounce of dissolved butter, and the well-beaten yolks of two eggs. Add very gradually half a pint of tepid water, and beat the mixture with the back of a wooden spoon until it is smooth and thick. Put it aside for an hour or two, and twenty minutes before it is used add the whites of the eggs, which have been beaten to a firm froth. Skin, halve, and stone a dozen ripe peaches

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