Well-Seasoned Cookbook

flavorful recipes perfected over time

Vanity Cakes

Inspired by Little House on the Prairie . . . http://littlehouseontheprairie.com/vanity-cakes-recipe

Ingredients:

1 egg, large

Pinch Salt

1/2 Cup All-purpose flour, plus additional for cutting board

1 Cup Powdered sugar

2-4 cups of oil

Directions:

Fill your fryer or dutch oven with about 3 inches of oil. Heat to 350 F.

In the bowl, beat the egg and salt for 1 minute. Whisk in 1/4 cup of flour thoroughly. Add the remaining flour, one tablespoon of flour at a time, until the dough is too stiff to beat, but too soft to roll out. There’s a balance here between too much and too little.

Cover a cutting board with flour. With a teaspoon, spoon the batter into the flour on the board in six separate portions. Carefully turn each spoonful of dough over to cover it with flour, then flatten. Slowly drop it into the hot oil, cooking one at a time.

Cook for approximately 3-1/2 minutes, carefully turning halfway through. The cakes should cook to a golden brown. Adjust the temperature if they are browning too quickly.

Drain cakes on a paper towel and dust with powdered sugar.