Im all frittie - Corn Fritters

It was a fritter weekend seeing I made two frittie dishes . One using eggplant and another using corn. The latter is a recipe from the Oprah show which she made herself. It looked good and I am a corn fan so I decided to make that. Though I was a little lost with the definition of fritters and my understanding of it. Her fritters look like pancakes yet its called fritters so off to wikipedia I went to find the definition of it and here is what it says ..

Fritter
A fritter is any kind of food coated in batter and deep fried. The word comes from the Latin frictura ("frying") by way of Old French and Middle English.In British fish and chip shops, the fish and chips can be accompanied by called fritters, which means a food item (such as a pineapple ring or an apple ring or some mushy peas) fried in batter. Hence: pineapple fritter, apple fritter, pea fritter, etc. In French they are called les BEIGNETS and it is a common dish in Louisianna and in the Mardi Gras Festivals.Small cakes made with a primary ingredient, mixed with batter and fried, are found in many American cuisines. "Corn fritters" and "apple fritters" are well known. Fritters may use regular flour, cornmeal, or a mix. New England clam cakes, Maryland crab cakes, and Philadelphia scrapple are essentially varieties of fritter.A fritter is also a variety of holeless doughnut, with apple flavoured ones being the most popularSince this dish uses corn kernels and it is technically dipped in batter I would think it does qualify as fritters.

My mind wondering aside here is the recipe for ‘Oprah’s Corn Fritters’. These are Southern style fritters with is great on its own, with honey or maple syrup. I dusted some powdered sugar on mine so I didn’t need the syrups and as for the recipe I took the it as it is no changes at all.

Oprah's Corn Fritters

Ingredients: (serves 4)
2/3 cup yellow cornmeal*
1/3 cup self-rising flour*
1 cup buttermilk or ( ¾ cup and ¼ cup milk)
1 egg, beaten
2 ears corn, shucked, or 1/2 cup frozen or canned corn
2 Tbsp. melted unsalted butter, optional
Milk or water, if needed

Directions:
1-Microwave the corn on high for 2 or 3 minutes.
Slice off the kernels, and set them aside.
2-In a bowl, mix the cornmeal and the flour well, using a wire whisk. This will make your fritters very light.
3- In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and the egg
4- Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry—Oprah likes using a fork. Don't worry ifthe batter isn't completely combined; you want to be careful not to over mix it.
5- Fold in the corn and add the butter if desired. If the result is thicker than pancakebatter, thin it with a little milk or water.
6- Heat a skillet or a griddle to medium, spray with Pam, and add spoonfuls of batter
7- Cook the fritters for 2 minutes per side. A great way to tell if they're ready to turnis to look for little bubbles all over the surface
8- You might have to make a few fritters before they start coming out perfectly. Serve with honey or your favorite syrup.






The fritter batter

the final result









This is a very filling breakfast dish and I have made it a few times. When there is left over batter mix I usually keep for a couple of days and have it for dinner when I don’t feel like cooking. Still taste just as good. The actual recipe is here http://www.oprah.com/foodhome/food/recipes/food_200504_fritter.jhtml
with a picture of Oprah’s version of the fritter…

Enjoy making these corny fritters .. ;))