Finnish May Day Funnel Cakes
Celebrate May Day the Finnish way with these crispy, sweet funnel cakes!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups canola (peanut or vegetable oil for frying)
- Powdered sugar (for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Whisk flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- 2
Whisk milk, eggs and vanilla together in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients and whisk until completely smooth.
- 3
Pour the oil into a 12-inch dutch oven or deep skillet. Heat the oil over medium heat until the temperature reaches 350 degrees.
- 4
Meanwhile, transfer the batter to a plastic ziploc bag. Cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bag that is about ⅛-¼ inch in diameter.
- 5
Drizzle the batter into the hot oil in a figure eight motion, continuing until you have a bird’s nest-like circle that is 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Repeat so that you are cooking two cakes at a time.
- 6
Fry until golden brown, about 45 seconds to 1 minute on each side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining batter. Dust the funnel cakes with powdered sugar and serve immediately.