Baked Bean Fritters

Photo: flickr user Avid Hills

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

4 eggs

2 ounces can baked beans - (16 ea) drained, and

sauce reserved

1/2 green bell pepper chopped

1 small onion chopped

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 cup vegetable oil

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, black pepper, and eggs until well blended. Add the remaining ingredients, except the reserved sauce and the oil.

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls into the oil; brown fritters on both sides, turning when the sides begin to bubble, after about 1 minute. When fritters are golden and crispy all over, drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat until all the batter is used.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat the reserved baked-bean sauce over low heat until warm. Serve as a dipping sauce with the fritters.

This recipe yields about 3 dozen.

Comments: After the fritters are drained, place them on a baking sheet and keep warm in a 300 degree oven until the whole batch is finished cooking.

Yield: 3 dozen