Butternut Fritters Recipe

Butternut Fritters Recipe Photo: Jackie Cameron

Potato or pasta salads are tasty and healthy, as are pumpkin fritters, potato cakes and corn on the cob.
— Jackie Cameron

Butternut Fritters Recipe

Makes: 10

Ingredients:

  • 250ml Butternut, cooked, well - drained and mashed

  • 2 Whole Eggs

  • 250ml Cake Flour

  • Pinch fine Salt

  • 10m Baking Powder

  • 15ml White Sugar

  • 5ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

  • 100ml Sunflower Oil for frying, adding as needing

Method:

  1. Make sure butternut is well-drained and mashed. Add the eggs.

  2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well into a thick batter.

  3. Heat a heavy based pan, add a little oil. Using medium heat.

  4. Scoop tablespoons of batter into the pan, not to close together.

  5. Fry until bubbles form on the top surface, hence being firm and golden resulting in easy turning

  6. Turnover and continue cooking

  7. Remove from the pan and place on kitchen paper towelling.

  8. Serve warm with plenty of cinnamon sugar see below recipe

Cinnamon Sugar

Ingredients:

  • 125ml White Sugar

  • 15ml Cinnamon Powder

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