Funnel Cakes

Hey all. Who does not love funnel cakes? One of the great carnival foods out there. Well here is an easy recipe for them. One secret ingredient, guess? It is vanilla coffee creamer. Makes them taste great. Also fill a plastic ketchup container with the batter. It will work great, just be sure it is really cleaned out. Enjoy these.
3 cups all-purpose baking mix
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 cup liquid vanilla coffee creamer, or other flavor of your choice
Vegetable oil, for frying
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

In a large mixing bowl, combine baking mix, eggs, milk and coffee creamer. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.

In a deep-fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees F.

Cover the bottom of a funnel with your finger. Ladle 1/2 cup of batter into funnel. Holding funnel over oil, slowly release finger and move in a spiral motion, then cross over to create criss-cross pattern. Fry golden on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels and dust with confectioners' sugar.

Alternate method: Instead of using a funnel, try squeezing batter out of a plastic ketchup bottle. This can help you make the design more accurate and is also less messy.