Things to fry before you die

This week I have been mainly outside which is perfect for body and mind.  The spring has certainly sprung and it is impossible to stay indoors.  If you have limited time to spend in the garden, make sure you dig out those perennial weeds that are now emerging. Next month they will be broadcasting their seeds willy and indeed, nilly.  It is also a good time to divide and move large clumps of herbacious plants and rearrange your borders to your liking.

Lazy Weekend Blueberry Pancakes

5oz Self-raising flour
2oz caster sugar
1 egg
60ml milk
1tsp baking powder
Blueberries

Whisk the ingredients together, minus the blueberries, and leave the batter to sit for a little while.
Heat a frying pan and add a little sunflower oil and some butter.
Add the batter, about a tablespoon at a time.
As the bubbles start to break the surface, place a few blueberries into each pancake.
Flip and cook for a further minute or so - the blueberries will pop and go all jammy.
Serve with maple syrup.

So delicious.  If you have to share, make double quantities.


It's getting batter...

Deep fried food is the best.  That's a fact.

Potato fritters:

Flour and water batter
Thin slices of raw potato (about as thick as a pound coin)

Make the batter by whisking plain flour with enough water to make a thick and sticky mixture - its the same recipe for paper mache.  Thicker than yorkshire pudding batter but thinner than poly-filler.

Now heat a pan of oil until jumping hot - take care!
Dip the potato slices in the batter and then fry in the oil until crispy and golden brown all over. 
This will take about 5 minutes.  Serve on a kitchen towel with tomato ketchup.

This is a very versitle batter and can be used for main course and pudding alike-


Things to fry before you die:

      Slices of cored apple - serve with sugar
      Cooked chicken - serve with chilli dipping sauce    
      King prawns
      Bounty bars or Mars bars

      Ice cream wrapped in filo pastry - minus the batter
     

Funny of the week

A great episode of Just a Minute from Mumbai

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01dhn6y/