Chocolate Fritters

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• 2/3 cup milk
• fresh oil (for deep frying)
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/2 inch chunks and refrigerated
• confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar together into a mixing bowl. add the egg, butter, and milk, and mix until smooth.
• 2 slowly heat 3 inches oil to 340°f.
• 3 dip the chocolate into the batter, coating each piece completely. fry the fritters, a few at a time in the hot oil until golden brown all over, about 1 or 2 minutes. drain each batch on paper towles, then tranfer to a warm serving platter and dust with confectioner's sugar.