Corn Fritters President Jimmy Carters Recipes

CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Whisk 3/4 cup flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon each baking powder and pepper in a bowl. Whisk 1/2 cup milk and 2 eggs in another bowl; stir in the flour mixture. Add 2 cups corn, 1/4 cup each chopped cilantro and scallions, 1 chopped jalapeno and the zest and juice of 1/2 lime. Cook 1/4 cupfuls in a skillet with olive oil, 2 minutes per side. Serve with Greek yogurt.

OLD FASHIONED CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Combine flour and powder in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs and milk.
• Stir in corn and butter.
• Stir gradually into dry ingredients until just blended.
• In a deep fryer, electric frying pan or chicken fryer, heat oil until 375 degrees.
• Drop batter into heaping teaspoonfuls into hot oil and fry for 2- 3 minutes.
• You can also do this using less oil in a skillet, just flatten them a bit with the back of the spoon and then turn them like pancakes.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Some people put confectioner's sugar or syrup on these, we eat them plain.

CORN FRITTERS PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER'S

Steps:

• In a mixing boil combine corn kernels, sugar, salt, pepper and diced red pepper. Stir in egg yolks, one at a time. Fold in flour. In a clean bowl beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold into the batter. In a large cast iron skillet heat oil over medium heat; gently drop in heaping tablespoons of the batter to make around 12 fritters.
• Fry fritters to golden brown turning to cook evenly; allow two minutes frying time for each side so that the fritters are puffed up and cooked through; using a slotted spoon transfer onto paper towel. Drain well and serve hot.
• For breakfast dish arrange in a baking sheet and dust with confectioners sugar. Glaze under hot broiler for one to two minutes and serve at once with honey or maple syrup.