Finnish May Day Funnel Cakes
Celebrate May Day the Finnish way with these crispy, sweet funnel cakes!
Servings: 4
Calories: 190kcal
Equipment
- Gallon-sized ziploc bag
- 12 inch deep skillet or dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups canola peanut or vegetable oil for frying
- Powdered sugar for serving
Instructions
- Whisk flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Whisk milk, eggs and vanilla together in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients and whisk until completely smooth.
- Pour the oil into a 12-inch dutch oven or deep skillet. Heat the oil over medium heat until the temperature reaches 350 degrees.
- Meanwhile, transfer the batter to a plastic ziploc bag. Cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bag that is about ⅛-¼ inch in diameter.
- Drizzle the batter into the hot oil in a figure eight motion, continuing until you have a bird’s nest-like circle that is 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Repeat so that you are cooking two cakes at a time.
- Fry until golden brown, about 45 seconds to 1 minute on each side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining batter. Dust the funnel cakes with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
Notes
It's important to use a figure 8 motion when drizzling the batter into the hot oil. If you just try to go in a circle, the drizzled batter won't stick together, and it will scatter throughout the pan and not form into a cake. It might take you a couple of cakes to get the hang of it so be patient!
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg
