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Beer Batter

1¼ cups self-raising flour pinch of salt

375ml cold beer

1.Place flour and salt in a bowl. Gradually whisk in beer until smooth. Rest for 1 hour.

2.Heat oil to 190ºC.

3.Dip the desired food into the batter and allow excess batter to drip away.

4.Deep fry until golden. Drain on absorbent paper towel.

Tip: Seafood is great for beer batter. Try making a fisherman’s basket using calamari, prawns, fish fillets and scallops. You could also try dipping sliced potatoes to make potato scallops (potato cakes).

Sweet Fritter Batter

1cup self-raising flour

1tablespoon sugar

1egg

²⁄³ cup milk

1 tablespoon melted butter

1.Place flour and sugar in a bowl. Gradually whisk in egg, milk and butter until smooth.

2.Heat oil to 190ºC.

3.Dip the desired food into the batter and allow excess batter to drip away.

4.Deep fry until golden. Drain on absorbent paper towel.

Tip: Dip whole, peeled bananas in this batter to make banana fritters. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with ice-cream.

Tempura Batter

1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

1 cup cold water or soda water

½cup plain flour

½cup cornflour

1.Combine egg and water in a bowl. Add flours and stir until just combined.

Note: Do not over mix; mixture should still have lumps in it.

2.Heat oil to 190ºC.

3.Dip the desired food into the batter and allow excess batter to drip away.

4.Deep fry until crisp. Drain on absorbent paper towel.

Tip: This batter is perfect for chicken, boneless salmon pieces, prawns or vegetables.

Easy Crispy Coating

1egg

1tablespoon milk

1cup rice flour Salt and pepper

1.Whisk egg and milk until combined. Combine flour with salt and pepper to taste.

2.Heat oil to 190ºC.

3.Dip food in egg mixture and then coat with flour.

4.Deep fry until crisp. Drain on absorbent paper towel.

Note: This coating is great on almost anything!

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Sunbeam MU2000 manual Beer Batter, Sweet Fritter Batter, Tempura Batter, Easy Crispy Coating

MU2000 specifications

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