Recipes for your Deep Fryer (cont).

Fried Cheese Scones

Filling

1 egg

100g grated gryere or cheddar cheese

2 leeks, finely sliced

1/4 cup cream salt and pepper

Dough

30g butter (diced)

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour

1/2tsp salt

3/4 cup milk

1.For filling. Saute leeks in 1tbsp of butter until soft. Remove from the heat and mix through cheese, egg, and cream. Season and set aside to cool.

2.For Dough. Place butter, flour and salt in a bowl and rub the mixture between fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add milk and bring dough together.

3.Turn dough out onto a floured bench and knead lightly for 2-3 minutes.

4.Take about 2 tbsp of the dough at a time and work into a flat circle. Place 1tsp of the filling in the centre and work edges together, pinching to seal. Be careful to keep the thickness of the dough as even as possible.

5.Heat oil to settings 8-10, frying about 8 at a time until puffy and golden.

6.Drain and serve hot.

Shallot and sesame puffs

2 sheets ready rolled shortcrust pastry

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tsp fresh grated ginger

1 clove garlic crushed

12 green shallots, sliced

1/2 cup sesame seeds

2 tbsp oyster sauce

1 egg yolk, beaten extra sesame seeds

1.Heat oil in a wok, add ginger, garlic, shallots and sesame seeds. Stir fry for 1 minute, add oyster sauce. Remove from heat set aside to cool.

2.Cut 8 cm2 (squares) from pastry sheets

3.Place a tbsp of shallot mixture into each square, glaze edges with egg. Bring the four corners to the centre and pinch edges to seal.

4.Glaze with remaining egg and sprinkle lightly with extra sesame seeds.

5.Heat oil to settings 8-10 and fry till golden brown, about 4 minutes.

Meat fritters

Makes 12 fritters

1 cup self raising flour

 

salt and pepper

 

1 egg

 

2 tbsp oil

 

1/4 cup water

1/2 - 3/4 cup milk

2 cups cooked, diced leftover meat ( beef, pork, lamb, chicken)

1 onion, chopped finely

1.Place the flour, salt and pepper into a small mixing bowl. Add egg oil and water, mix till smooth.

2.Beat in milk as required to form a loose batter. Add meat and onion.

3.Heat oil to settings 8-10. Spoon batter into the hot oil. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

4.Drain and serve with reheated leftover gravy.

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Sunbeam DF4400 manual Fried Cheese Scones, Shallot and sesame puffs
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