OK, first of all, who doesn't love fried dough? My hubby is a big fan of funnel cake. We have to get it at the drive-in, at the Sounds game, and at the fair (I suppose I should admit that I am partial to it as well). ;) Thank you to Teanna of Spork or Foon? for choosing this fun recipe. I have thought about making this several times but was a little intimidated by the frying part.
There are very few ingredients in this recipe that included a large pinch of sugar and a small pinch of salt. Huh? I like measurements! What the heck is a pinch? That is my pinch of salt up there. Looking in the bowl I wondered how so few ingredients could possibly make dough for the Scherben.
Since my sweet daughter wanted to help I made her knead the dough. She liked it a lot:
After chilling the dough, cutting it in half and rolling it out, cutting it into strips and chilling again it was time to heat the oil. We had a small fire in our kitchen the other night. It was very contained underneath the pan I was cooking on but it did cause my children to run to the living room to get ready to evacuate. I had Bobby throw some baking soda on it and finished cooking dinner. So, when I had to heat 4 inches of oil I was a little nervous. There was no need to be though.
Once it reached 350 I was ready to start frying. Apparently, once it hit 350 it kept on going and I should have reduced the heat. Some of my first Scherben were a little crispier that the ones later on lower heat. Also, the ones that were rolled a little thicker were a little more funnel cakey than the thinner ones.
I wondered if I stuck a few together what would happen. Had I tried this earlier I may have tried a few different shapes but these were the last ones. R for Reinsch. :)
Of course, Mrs. Vogel herself came over for a visit...before we ate her......
These were a pretty easy treat to make and I am glad mine looked close to the picture in the book. The oil did make house smell for a couple of days but it was a minor price to pay for a yummy treat! Check out the TWD site to see how the other bakers did!
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10 comments:
That picture of your daughter is fantastic! I skipped these this week and did a rewind on brownies instead. They look good, though.
Glad you liked them. They weren't a big hit over at our house.
Oh man you are a TROOPER! Frying after having a small fire in the kitchen just recently!? That is some dedication! And I am glad that it paid off and you and your family liked this! Thanks for frying along with me this week!
They look great. Glad your daughter was able to help. I always hate the lingering frying smell. Not so pleasant. Glad these were a hit for you and your family. I adore funnel cakes too.
I love the "R" - and I especially love the look on your daughter's face - priceless! We loved them, too.
so cute! Looks successful AND fun
Too funny! Glad you went ahead and made these, even after a small fire in your kitchen. :) They look delicious!
They look great--love the shapes! I had to knead my own and probably had a look similar to your daughter (just not as cute). Glad there was nobody to get my picture!
Looks like you had lot of fun with these!
Ooh! Fun to see. I think the only other TWD blogger I follow is ChocolateChic, and she didn't make this one so I didn't get to see it. Looks yummy to me!
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