Elderflower fritters

Make these light, golden, crunchy elderflower fritters that retain the scent of summer.

Prep: 10 mins

Published: May 17, 2019 at 9:18 am

Ingredients

15 Elderflower heads
100g Self-raising flour
Oil for frying
2tsp Cornflour
1 Egg
150ml Sparkling water
2tsp Caster sugar
A pinch of salt
Icing sugar for dusting

Method

Step 1
Heat oil in a saucepan until very hot.
Step 2
Whisk egg, flours and sugar together then add sparkling water. This helps lighten the batter.
Step 3
Dip each flowerhead into the batter and fry for 30 seconds.
Step 4
Remove with a slotted spoon and dry on kitchen paper. Dust with icing sugar and eat while crunchy.

Polly Webster