About These Amish Onion Fritters
Amish onion fritters are a thrifty farmhouse snack: a quick batter of flour, cornmeal and milk wrapped around a big pile of chopped onion, then fried by the spoonful until golden. Like most fritters, they are best eaten hot, with sour cream or your favorite dip. If you like these Amish onion fritters, try our Mozzarella Stick Onion Rings or Easy Zucchini Patties next. A batch of Amish onion fritters needs only pantry staples, so they are easy to make on short notice.
Ingredients:
- ½ C. All-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp. Cornmeal
- 1 Tbsp. sugar, Granulated
- 2 tsp. Baking powder
- ½ C. Whole milk
- 2 C. Chopped onions
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Oil for frying
PREPARATION:
- Place all of the ingredients minus the oil into a mixing bowl, and stir together until well combined.
- Heat ½ -1 inch of oil in a deep-sided skillet over medium-high heat on the stove.
- When the oil has reached a temperature of at least 175 degrees, drop the batter into the skillet by the tablespoonful, spreading it out a bit as you go.
- Brown the fritters on one side, flip and brown them on the other before removing to drain on a paper towel lined rack.
- Serve with sour cream or your favorite dipping sauce if desired.
