Fruit Fritters with Lemon-Bourbon Sauce

Name: Fruit Fritters with Lemon-Bourbon Sauce
Total time: P1H
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Creole
Ingredients: flour; baking powder; water; vanilla extract; apples; bananas; sugar; eggs; butter; vegetable oil; pears; sugar; water; bourbon whiskey; lemon juice; cornstarch; butter; lemon zest

Submitted by Stacibear

YIELD

32 servings

PREP

35 min

COOK

25 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

CUP WATER

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

EACH APPLES

EACH BANANAS

TABLESPOON SUGAR

EACH EGGS
beaten

TABLESPOON BUTTER
or margarine, melted

X VEGETABLE OIL
for deep-frying *

EACH PEARS

Lemonbourbon sauce

⅓

CUP SUGAR

CUP WATER

CUP BOURBON WHISKEY *

TEASPOONS LEMON JUICE

TABLESPOON CORNSTARCH

TABLESPOONS BUTTER
or margarine

TEASPOON LEMON ZEST
grated

Directions

Sift together flour, sugar and baking powder.
Combine egg, water, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients until just blended.
In Dutch oven or deep-fat fryer, heat 2 inches oil to 375℉ (190℃).
Core apples or pears (do not pare); cut into eighths. Peel bananas and cut into eighths.
Dip fruit slice in batter; drop into hot oil and fry until golden on both sides.
Drain briefly on paper towels; serve hot with Lemon-bourbon Sauce LEMON-BOURBON SAUCE 1. Combine sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan; stir in water.
Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
Remove from heat; stir in butter untuil melted.
Add bourbon, lemon rind and juice; mix well.
Serve warm or cold.