{"id":6567,"date":"2014-10-10T16:32:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T22:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=6567"},"modified":"2014-10-10T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T22:32:21","slug":"pate-a-choux-funnel-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/10\/pate-a-choux-funnel-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00e2te a Choux Funnel Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s fair season! \u00a0Unfortunately it’s looking more and more likely that we won’t be able to make it to the State Fair of Texas up in Dallas this year. \u00a0But that isn’t going to stop me from bringing the fair home!<\/p>\n

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Let’s be honest, everyone looks forward to going to the fair to enjoy some fried food. \u00a0Corn dogs, fried oreos, fried maragritas, and of course funnel cakes. \u00a0My fondest memories of funnel cakes are not actually enjoying them at the fair but at Schlitterbahn<\/a> after a day in the water and sun with my summer league swim team. \u00a0I’d go get one just as the sun was beginning to dip down and they were about to close down for the day. \u00a0Something about the hot crunchy dough pieces covered in a thick layer of powdered sugar still makes me smile.<\/p>\n

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I’ve never made funnel cakes before. \u00a0I don’t have a deep fryer and don’t really like to fry food in my kitchen. \u00a0It makes a mess and then there’s the issue of dealing with all that oil when you’re done. \u00a0Surprisingly these didn’t spatter and create a mess and I found these great tips<\/a> for how to dispose of or save your cooking oil. \u00a0There might just be more frying in my future.<\/p>\n

The dough is pate a choux, the same dough used to make cream puffs and eclairs. \u00a0It is an eggy dough that bakes up nice and puffy. \u00a0It sounds fancy, but isn’t at all complicated.<\/p>\n

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Instead of a funnel a plastic bag is used to pipe the dough into the oil. \u00a0Cut a smaller hole than you think you need from the bag. \u00a0You can always cut a bit more if you need, but if you cut it too big you’ll have to transfer the dough to a new bag and start over. \u00a0That happened to me.<\/p>\n

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While I had grand plans to make all of these the same size I wound up with a wide variety of sizes and shapes. \u00a0But they all tasted equally as delicious! \u00a0These are best eaten immediately so be sure to have some hungry folks (toddlers are good funnel cake eaters!) to help you enjoy these tasty treats.<\/p>\n

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P\u00e2te a Choux Funnel Cakes<\/h3>\n

From Alton Brown<\/a><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n