Recipes for your Deep Fryer (cont).
Apple fritters | Serves 4 |
2 apples, peeled and sliced into 5mm thick rings.
1/2 cup plain flour
Fritter batter (see page 11)
2 tbsp castor sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon ice cream to serve
1.Heat oil on settings 8 to 10.
2.Coat apple slices in flour and then dip in batter. Fry for
3.Drain and toss in cinnamon sugar. Serve with ice cream.
Strawberry stack | Serves 4 |
12 wonton wrappers
1 cup thickened cream
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
250g punnet strawberries, hulled and halved icing sugar to dust
1.Heat oil on settings
2.Fry wonton wrappers, a couple at a time, until just coloured. Drain on absorbent paper.
3.To serve stack crispy wrappers with strawberries, and sweetened whipped cream. Dust top with icing sugar.
Family doughnuts | Makes about 20 |
1 tbsp butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
2/3 cup milk
2 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Cinnamon sugar
4tbsp castor sugar 1tsp ground cinnamon
1.In the small bowl of the Sunbeam Mixmaster Mixer, beat together butter, sugar and golden syrup until creamy.
2.Reduce the speed and gradually add the milk. By hand, fold in shifted flour and cinnamon.
3.Turn out onto a floured bench and knead lightly. Roll out to 1cm thickness and cut with a doughnut cutter.
4.Heat the oil on settings
5.Drain and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Serve hot or cold.
Troubleshooting.
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
Strong smell | • Oil has gone bad | • Replace oil |
| • The correct oil is not being used | • Use only high quality oil. |
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| Do not mix oils of a different |
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Oil overflowing | • Fryer is filled above the | • Check oil level on the inside |
| maximum level | of fryer. |
| • Wet food placed in hot oil. | • Dry food first. |
| • Stated quantities exceeded. | • Do not fry food above the |
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Food is not browning | • Cooking temperature is too low. | • Adjust the dial to the correct |
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| cooking temperature. |
| • Basket is overloaded. | • Do not fry food above the stated |
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| quantities and weights |
| • Oil is not hot enough. | • Faulty temperature control. |
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| Consult Service Centre. |
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Chips are sticking together | • Food not washed thoroughly | • Wash potatoes thoroughly |
| before placed in the oil | and dry before frying. |
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