With just a few pantry ingredients, you can make cinnamon-flavored spider web fritters. They’re so good it’s scary!
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | about 30 webs |
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup, plus 1/4 cup for brushing
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- Jelly spiders, orange or black nonpareils, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Pour enough oil into a large skillet so it’s about 1 inch deep. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers between 280 to 300 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and add the milk, egg and 1 tablespoon of the maple syrup. Whisk the dry and wet ingredients together until smooth.
- Transfer the batter to a large pastry bag fitted with a #3 or 4 open tip. Working in batches and making a few at a time, carefully squeeze the batter into the oil in a circular pattern and then back and forth, to make a free-form spider web-like design, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Cook until the bottoms are golden, about 2 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, turn the fritters over and cook until golden on the other side, about 1 minute more. Transfer the fritters to paper towels to drain briefly. Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Brush the webs lightly with maple syrup and dust with confectioners’ sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature garnished with jelly spiders or nonpareils if using.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 30 servings |
| Calories | 73 |
| Total Fat | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 7 mg |
| Sodium | 24 mg |
Reviews
This takes tom long!
to answer your question, xochiotomi_3552405, i would add it with the dry ingredients only because of the order it is listed in the recipe. I haven’t made this yet but am going to make it for my halloween party in a couple of weeks:-)
This recipe looks wonderful and I can’t wait to try and make an actual spider web shape, but when do I add the cinnamon? It isn’t mentioned in the directions… should it be mixed in with the batter or sprinkled on top with the powdered sugar?
I love this recipe its so quick and easy. Plus my kids love em!!!
I made these for my family last weekend for a treat and they gobbled them up in a hurry! Easy to make and taste good too!