Peanut Butter and Jelly Donut Sandwiches

• 8 slices white bread (or your choice of cinnamon swirl, raisin, apple, etc.)
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 4 to 6 teaspoons grape jelly (or your choice of jelly, jam, or preserves)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 41/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 12 ounces carbonated energy drink (recommended: Red Bull) or seltzer water, for carbonation
• 1 quart canola oil (approximately, as needed for deep-frying)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar

1. Lay out the slices of bread and spread approximately 1 tablespoon peanut butter on each of 4 slices and approximately 1 teaspoon jelly on each of the other 4 slices.
2. Pair them together to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
3. .
4. Heat canola oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F. Mix flour, cornstarch, and baking powder and add energy drink in a stream while whisking constantly.
5. Dip sandwiches into the batter or ladle batter over them.
6. Deep-fry until golden brown.
7. Drain on paper toweling.
8. Mix cinnamon and sugar in a bowl and sift onto fried sandwiches while they are still hot.
9. Slice the donut sandwiches into diagonal quarters while still warm, and serve.

white bread, peanut butter, grape jelly, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, drink, canola oil, ground cinnamon, sugar

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robert-irvine/peanut-butter-and-jelly-donut-sandwiches-recipe.html (may not work)