Dessert Recipes - Apple and Pear Crispies Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting

• A pinch of salt

• 1 egg

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup milk and water, mixed

• 2 cooking (tart) apples, cored and cut into rings

• 3 small pears, quartered

• Oil, for deep-frying

• Caster (superfine) sugar, for sprinkling

• Hot Lemon Sauce, to serve

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Add the egg and half the milk and water and beat until smooth.

2. Mix with enough of the remaining liquid to form a thick, smooth batter. Dust the pieces of fruit with flour.

3. Dip in the batter and deep-fry in the hot oil for about 2-3 minutes until crisp and golden brown.

4. Drain on kitchen paper (paper towels), sprinkle with caster sugar and serve with Hot Lemon Sauce.