How to Make Squash Fritters
Squash fritters are perfect for dinner parties, get-togethers, and even family dinners. They serve as great snacks for kids and are quick to make. You can easily make squash fritters after following some simple instructions and guidelines. Remember that squash fritters can also be used as a part of a meal or as a snack. You are only required to get a few ingredients which are easily available at your local grocery store or in your kitchen.
Instructions
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1
Miss Polly’s Squash Fritters
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 fritters or serves two
Utensils: Mixing bowl, frying pan
Ingredients:
Yellow squash, shredded: 1 cup
Chopped onions: 2 tbsp
Sugar: 1 tsp
Salt: to taste
Pepper: to taste
Egg, beaten: 1
All-purpose flour: 3 tbsp
Butter: 2 tbsp
Grate squash
First, you need to grate yellow squash until you have a cup.
Grate onion
Next, you need to grate onions until you have two tablespoons worth. Mix this with the grated squash.
Add sugar and egg
Now, you need to add one teaspoon of sugar and one beaten egg to the mixture.
Season with salt and pepper
Add salt and pepper to the mixture according to your taste after adding the sugar and beaten egg.
Stir
Next, stir all the ingredients in order to mix them.
Add flour and mix again
Now you need to add three tablespoons of flour to the mixture and continue stirring in order to mix it.
Melt butter
Take a frying pan and put two tablespoons of butter in it. Melt the butter on medium heat.
Pour batter into the pan
After melting the butter, you need to pour the mixture into the pan just like you pour in pancake batter.
Flip the sides when brown
You are required to flip the side after the edges turn golden brown.
Cook until golden brown
You need to cook the other side until the entire fritter is golden brown.
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2
Mom’s Yellow Squash Fritters
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 to 6
Utensils: bowl, pan
Ingredients
Crookneck yellow squash, grated: 2 cups
Onion, grated: 1 medium-sized
Salt: ¾ tsp
Sugar: 1 tbsp
Oil: 2 tbsp
Egg, well beaten: one
Baking powder: 1 tsp
All-purpose flour: 6 tbsp
Butter: 3 tbsp
Take a medium bowl and add in the squash, onion, salt, sugar, oil and well beaten egg. Then, blend the ingredients by stirring. Later mix the baking powder with flour, and add it to the squash mixture. Blend all the ingredients well.
Now melt butter on a skillet and add spoonful of the squash mixture to it. Flip the fritters after a few minutes in order to cook both sides. Take them out and drain once they are golden brown on both sides.
