Name: Batter for Fritters (les Beignets)
Ingredients: 2 cup flour, sifted; pinch salt; 2 tablespoon melted butter; 2 eggs; 1 cup beer; 1 cup water or milk; whole kernel corn, canned, drained well

Batter for Fritters (les Beignets)

Ingredients

2 cups flour, sifted
pinch salt
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 eggs
1 cup beer
1 cup water or milk
whole kernel corn, canned, drained well

Instructions

makes one quart of batter. Mix salt, egg yolks and flour in a bowl. Dilute with beer and water or milk, adding the liquid a little at a time. Blend in melted butter. Allow to stand at least 2 hours to ferment. Just before using, add 2 stiffly beaten egg whites. Fold in well-drained corn or any other cooked chopped vegetable and drop by large spoonfuls in very hot oil. Fry till golden about 8 minutes. Drain on paper. Note: the fermentation can be hastened by the addition of a minute quantity of yeast.