Deep-Fried Butter

Get ready to eat your heart out with this unique fair-food favorite: deep-fried butter!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 400 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• toothpicks
• 1 quart vegetable oil, or as needed
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup light brown sugar
• 1.5 cups cold butter, cut into tablespoon-sized pieces
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour, divided, or more as needed
• 0.25 cup confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk brown sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon together in a shallow bowl. Dip each piece of butter into cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat completely. Place butter pieces in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze until hard, 8 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Stir 1 cup flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Beat buttermilk, eggs, and white sugar together in another bowl; add flour mixture to buttermilk mixture and beat until smooth. Gradually stir remaining flour into buttermilk mixture until desired batter consistency is reached.

Step 4

Poke a toothpick into the center of each frozen piece of butter. Dip butter into batter to coat completely.

Step 5

Working in batches, carefully drop coated butter pieces into hot oil and cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown and puffed, about 2 minutes. Transfer fried butter to a paper-towel lined plate and dust with confectioners' sugar.