Sweet Corn Fritters
Sweet Corn Fritters, or fried corn cakes, are fresh corn folded into a light buttermilk and cheddar cheese batter, then shallow fried to crispy perfection!
Servings: 16 + fritters
Calories: 88kcal
Equipment
- cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh raw corn kernels (cut from 4-5 ears)
- 3/4 cup self rising flour or substitute all purpose flour + 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal or white cornmeal
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 extra large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- vegetable oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- Put the corn, the flour, cornmeal, sugar, cheese, and salt in a large mixing bowl and toss well to combine.
- Mix the yolks and buttermilk together with a fork and add to the bowl, stirring with a large spoon just until there is no dry flour left, don't over mix. Feel free to add a touch more buttermilk if your mixture is very dry. It should be quite thick.
- Heat about 4 tablespoons or so of oil in a cast iron skillet. You want a good layer coating the bottom of the pan, about 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep. Heat the oil over medium to medium high heat until it is shimmering but not smoking. Test the oil by touching a bit of batter to the surface...it should sizzleon contact.
- I use my 1 3/4 inch cookie scoop to scoop out the batter into the pan, then I lightly flatten it with an offset spatula. You can nudge any stray edges into place if you like, but some love those ragged edges, they get extra crispy! Each cake will be about 2 tablespoons of batter. Note: don't crowd the pan, 3 or 4 per batch is good.
- Cook for about 1 1/2 minutes and gently flip whe golden, then cook another 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until crisp and golden on the second side. Drain on paper towels.
- Serve hot with sour cream and chives. Makes approximately 17 fritters, but you can make more or less depending on size.
Nutrition
Serving: 1fritter | Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 156IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 0.3mg