Funnel Cake

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Choux Shine

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (71)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(71)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 cakes

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

1 cup water
3/4 stick butter (6 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
1 cup eggs, about 4 large eggs and 2 whites
Vegetable oil, for frying
Powdered sugar, for topping

Directions

Boil water, butter, sugar, and salt together in a saucepan. Add flour and work it in until it is all incorporated and dough forms a ball. Transfer mixture to the bowl of a standing mixer and let cool for 3 to 4 minutes. With mixer lowest speed, add eggs, 1 at a time, making sure the first egg is completely incorporated before continuing. Once all eggs have been added and mixture is smooth, put dough in a piping bag fitted with a number 12 tip. Heat about 1 1/2 inches of oil in a heavy pan. Pipe dough into oil, making a free-form lattice pattern; cook until browned, flipping once. Remove cake from oil, drain on paper towels, and top with powdered sugar. Continue until all of the batter is used.

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Nastasha Potosi, WI 02-05-2010
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just like the fair
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

me n my husband made the funnel cakes n we messed up the first time but when we read the directions(we just wanted 2 make the... batter n then enjoy) it was realy easy, fun , and fast, but i would say if your pregnant n sensitive to smells make the man do the egg part because it dose kinda smell. but me n my husband both grew up in grant county wisconsin n we both have a tradition wen the fair comes around is to get a funnel cake n chesse curds. and well these are kinda better then the fairs so i hope u all enjoy!Read more
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Lindsey Fallon, NV 01-24-2010
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No fuss. Fabulous.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm really not sure what everyone else that submitted reviews has to fuss about with this recipe. Came together so very... easily, and it was delicious. I grew up on the East Coast eating funnel cakes at the fairs, and have since moved all across America with the military. And, to be honest, every state's fairs and carnivals have funnel cakes that taste differently. I'm definitely going to be trying the pancake batter frying that was suggested below, just to see what the difference is. But as for this recipe? A definite keeper and something I'll be doing again in the future. Easy + delicious = love.Read more
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Kai Cibolo, TX 01-08-2010
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OMG, It's wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Last night I got the munchies and decided to make funnel cake for the first time in my life. I ate a lot of funnel cakes in... the past but this one just knocked me out of my socks! It was easy to prepare and it all came together nicely thanks to Alton's great gift of making complicated dishes so darn easy. The dough was done in no time and the funnel cakes were done shortly thereafter. The great fluffiness and great taste was greatly appreciated. The entire family, wife, kids and even grandma were blown away by your great recipe. Thank you for sharing!!! --Kai and FamilyRead more
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Chris Cashion, OK 10-17-2009
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Waste of Choux Pastry
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This recipe isn't very easy. I'd rate it a 6 out of 10 for difficulty. And it IS NOT funnel cake. This dough is used to... make eclairs, cream puffs, crullers, and beignets. The true funnel cake batter is virtually identical to pancake batter. And as most of us know, pancake batter is very easy to make. Not sure why Alton diverted from his normal adherence to proper cooking and recipes. Even a friend of mine told me "you're wrong" when I explained how funnel cakes are made. He cited this episode. Of course, this isn't the only screw up Alton has made. I could cite at least a dozen more. But that's for another review. Bake your Choux pastry for eclairs and cream puffs. Fry your Choux pastry for crullers and beignets. Fry your pancake batter for funnel cakes.Read more
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Alexis Mechanicsburg, PA 10-16-2009
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This is not funnel cake.
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Anyone who's coming to this recipe from a search needs to look at the title of this episode: Choux Shine. This recipe is for... deep fried choux. It's tasty (think French crullers) but it is not the funnel cake you get at a fair or carnival. That's a basic unleavened batter, much thinner so you can actually pour it through a funnel. Read more
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Louis Manchester, NH 09-28-2009
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Love it with a small change
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

A B most of your recipes are wonderful this one needed a small change, 1 tablespoon of Rum extract, 2 tablespoons of brown... sugar, and 2 tablespoons of white sugar, with three eggs and three egg whites. It was not as eggie as the first time we made it, this was only the second try and it was wonderful.Read more