Recipe: Corn Fritters

This recipe for corn fritters is one from my Mother. She would make corn fritters periodically when I was growing up. We loved them…. I still do. My brother and I would love to pick off the crunchy pieces that stick out on some… it would drive her nuts…. LOL… but then again.. kids will be kids.

It wasn’t until I was in the south had I ever heard of putting honey on corn fritters… and I do love honey…. So now I’m a definite convert… I drizzle honey on my corn fritters… but however you eat them… they are sure to please.

Corn fritters go well with ham… so I decided now would be a good time to post the recipe… just in time for Easter.

My Mother uses canned corn… and I prefer to use frozen corn thawed… either one works well.

I don’t have a fancy fryer… I use a large heavy pot… and melt Crisco shortening.. I put it over medium high heat… I test it by dropping a corn kernel in to see if it sizzles… then I know to start dropping spoonfuls of batter in.

The dropfuls sink and slowly rise to the top and brown. You will need to roll them over to brown all sides evenly.

They take about 5-8 minutes to complete cooking. Drain on paper towels and then put in the next batch. Don’t over-crowd the pot.. they need room to cook and you need room to turn them over so the other side browns.

They are quite easy to make.







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Corn Fritter Recipe

All you need:

2 cups of flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
¼ cup melted butter
1 can whole kernel corn, drained or 1 ½ cups frozen corn, thawed or fresh
Powdered sugar or syrup or honey

All you need to do:

Prepare your pot by melting the shortening (I usually melt it over a low heat while I prepare the batter)... turn the heat up as you're finishing the batter.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk and butter.

Add the flour mixture, folding in until it has been completely incorporated.

Add the corn, mix thoroughly.

Drop by spoonfuls (about 1 ½ tablespoons) into hot vegetable oil and deep fry for about 5-8 minutes or until golden brown on both sides.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar or serve with syrup or honey.

Serve warm.