Funnel cakes
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How to Make Funnel Cake: Using Temps to Bring the Fair Home

I suspect that a poll of people at any given county or state fair would reveal that one of the main reasons for going would be the food. Fair food is infamously fried and famously delicious, and a strong candidate for President of Fair Food is the funnel cake. Funnel Cake Frying Temp: 375°F These…

Homemade Churros
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Homemade Churros: High Frying Temps for Tasty Treats

Here’s a blanket statement that’s hard to argue against: everyone loves churros. I contend that if you don’t, then you haven’t tried one—at least not a good one! A good churro is magical. The smell of them cooking, wafting through the air at the fairgrounds, almost lifts me off the ground like a cartoon, floating…

How to make these pâte de fruit candies
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Passionfruit Apricot Pâte de Fruit: Firm, Yielding Texture Due to Temperature Control

I first tasted pâte de fruit when I was working in a high-end cooking goods store. We received a shipment to sell and sampled a box so we could know how to answer customers’ questions about them. It was all I could do to not eat the whole box. I’d never encountered something quite like…

How to Make Crêpes:  Temps to Know
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How to Make Crêpes: Temps to Know

For a lazy-day breakfast (fall weekend? birthday?), it’s hard to beat a stack of homemade crêpes. Lay them out with a veritable smörgåsbord of toppings for browsing or compose plates of them for a simple but high-class sit-down breakfast. As easy (easier?) than pancakes and infinitely customizable, they’re perfect for a quiet brunch with family….