Recipe - Fruit Fritters With Lemon-Bourbon Sauce

Three fourths cup Flour,allpurpose
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half cup Water
1 teaspoon Vanilla
4 Apples
4 Bananas
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 Egg,beaten
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine,melted
Vegetable oil for deepfryin
4 Pears

LEMONBOURBON SAUCE
1/3 cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Water
One fourth cup Bourbon
4 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Butter or margarine
Three fourths teaspoon Lemon rind,grated

1. Sift together flour, sugar and baking powder.
2. Combine egg, water, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients until
just blended.
3. In Dutch oven or deepfat fryer, heat 2 inches oil to 375'F.
4. Core apples or pears (do not pare); cut into eighths. Peel bananas and
cut into eighths.
5. Dip fruit slice in batter; drop into hot oil and fry until golden on
both sides.
6. Drain briefly on paper towels; serve hot with Lemonbourbon Sauce.
*** LEMONBOURBON SAUCE ***
1. Combine sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan; stir in water.
2. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
3. Remove from heat; stir in butter untuil melted.
4. Add bourbon, lemon rind and juice; mix well.
5. Serve warm or cold.

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