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Easy Elderflower Fritters
These quick and easy elderflower fritters taste delicious and are the true taste of springtime, a foraging favourite every year!
Ingredients
- 12 elderflowers elderflower heads
- 80 g self-raising flour (baking flour)
- 2 tsp cornflour (corn starch)
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- 150 ml soda water
- vegetable oil for deep frying the fritters
- 1 tsp icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
Instructions
- Prepare the elderflowers by shaking well to remove any dust/insects and cut off thicker stems
- Mix all the batter ingredients together (soda water, egg, flour, cornflour and salt) in a big bowl till you have a smooth batter
- Heat vegetable oil in a high-sided pan till very hot
- Dip the elderflower heads in the batter
- Now carefully drop the elderflower fritters in the hot oil a few at a time as they will puff up as they cook
- They are golden and crispy in about 30 seconds so remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper
- Sprinkle with the icing sugar to serve
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Notes
I like to serve my elderflower fritters with some strawberry syrup and slices of strawberry on a sharing platter.
These guys don;t keep well so make and eat as soon as possible and enjoy a fabulous springtime treat!
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 34mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 60IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.4mg
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