Apricot Fritters Recipe

• 12 sm Apricots, -=Or possibly=-
• 6 lrg -Apricots, halved
• 12 whl almonds
• 2 Tbsp. White rum
• 1/2 c. Unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 c. Cornstarch
• 3 Tbsp. Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr
• 1/2 c. Water, plus
• 1 Tbsp. Water
• 3 Tbsp. Melted butter
• 1 1/2 quart Vegetable oil, for frying Confectioners' sugar

1. RINSE THE APRICOTS, slit the sides and remove the pits with a small spoon, leaving the apricots intact.
2. Replace each pit with an almond.
3. Place the apricots in a bowl and sprinkle the slit sides with the rum.
4. For the batter, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk in the water, then the melted butter.
5. Pour the oil into a 4-qt pan and heat it to 350F.
6. With a fork, dip the apricots into the batter and add in to the warm oil 3 or possibly 4 at a time, frying them about 6 or possibly 7 min, till the batter is a deep golden brown and the apricots are cooked, but still hard.
7. Drain the fritters on absorbent paper as they are fried and keep them hot in a 300F oven.
8. To serve, sprinkle the fritters generously with confectioners' sugar.

apricots, almonds, white rum, flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt, cinnamon, baking pwdr, water, water, butter, vegetable oil

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apricot-fritters-68848 (may not work)