[recipe] Puffs with Honey Butter

[Guest guest]

This is the ultimate comfort food snack to

fix for children, be they young or old.

They are, I imagine, something a Hobbit

might have served with tea.

 

Puffs with Honey Butter

 

1/4 cup plus 3 Tbs butter (no substitutes), softened, divided

1/4 cup honey

3 eggs

1 carton (8oz) plain yogurt

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt

Oil for deep-fat frying

 

In a bowl, combine 1/4 cup of butter with the honey

until smooth; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the

eggs until lemon colored. Add the yogurt and remaining

butter. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda,

nutmeg and salt; stir into yogurt mixture. In a deep-fryer

or electric skillet, heat oil to360 degrees. Drop batter by

teaspoonfuls into the oil. Fry until golden brown, about

2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm with

honey butter.

Yield: 5 dozen

 

~ PT ~

 

At the sound of the bell in the silent night,

I wake from my dream in this dreamworld of

ours. Gazing at the reflection of the moon in a

clear pool, I see, beyond my form, my real form.

~ Kojisei