Exploding Puffs

[Guest guest]

they explode in you mouth, do not eat straight from the oil.

 

Exploding Puffs

 

1 cup seedless green or red grapes 1/3 stick of butter 1 cup soy milk

2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup all-purpose flour

3 eggs or egg substitute salad oil powdered sugar

 

Rinse grapes and dry thoroughly. Melt butter in saucepan. Pour in soy milk,

sugar and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon

to form a ball. Cook, stirring for one minute. Remove dough ball to a bowl and

refrigerate for five minutes. With a wooden spoon, beat 1 egg at a time into

dough ball until all are incorporated (dough will break into irregular pieces at

first, then become smooth). Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill until ready

to use. Dough must be cold to use. In a deep-sided pan or deep fryer, pour salad

oil to the depth of at least two inches; heat at 350º. Using a tablespoon, drop

grapes into dough and roll to cover completely. Drop dough-covered grapes into

hot oil, a few at a time. Grape rounds will float as they expand. Using a

slotted spoon, small sifting spoon or wire basket, turn puffs to brown all

sides. Puffs will brown in about five minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels.

When dry and cooled, sprinkle puffs with

powdered sugar and serve.36 puffs.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

These sound....intriguing! I've never cooked grapes... I may need

to try this! (heck, anything fried with powdered sugar sounds

tempting to me! lol okay, not *anything*...you know what I mean)

 

The only thing is I don't eat eggs.. I'll have to work on this...

What is the " job " of the egg in this recipe? To fluff and lighten it

up? as a leaven? a binder? That will help me choose the best egg

alternative...

 

Thanks!

~Kort

btw, aside from off the vine, I've only had grapes in salads and

frozen. That's a treat for those of you who haven't tried it. -

stick 'em in the freezer. They sweeten up and have a neat texture -

when summertime hits, I go for those. A nice big bowl of grapes

while sitting poolside.

 

On Apr 28, 2006, at 8:16 PM, Bear Teddy wrote:

 

> they explode in you mouth, do not eat straight from the oil.

>

> Exploding Puffs

>

> 1 cup seedless green or red grapes 1/3 stick of butter 1 cup soy

> milk

> 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup all-purpose flour

> 3 eggs or egg substitute salad oil powdered sugar

>

> Rinse grapes and dry thoroughly. Melt butter in saucepan. Pour in

> soy milk, sugar and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Add flour and

> stir with a wooden spoon to form a ball. Cook, stirring for one

> minute. Remove dough ball to a bowl and refrigerate for five

> minutes. With a wooden spoon, beat 1 egg at a time into dough ball

> until all are incorporated (dough will break into irregular pieces

> at first, then become smooth). Cover dough with plastic wrap and

> chill until ready to use. Dough must be cold to use. In a deep-

> sided pan or deep fryer, pour salad oil to the depth of at least

> two inches; heat at 350º. Using a tablespoon, drop grapes into

> dough and roll to cover completely. Drop dough-covered grapes into

> hot oil, a few at a time. Grape rounds will float as they expand.

> Using a slotted spoon, small sifting spoon or wire basket, turn

> puffs to brown all sides. Puffs will brown in about five minutes.

> Remove and drain on paper towels. When dry and cooled, sprinkle

> puffs with

> powdered sugar and serve.36 puffs.