{"id":10238,"date":"2012-10-22T04:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/\/wp\/?p=10238"},"modified":"2012-10-20T12:56:29","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T16:56:29","slug":"butternut-fritters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=10238","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Fritters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I haven\u2019t forgotten about this blog\u2014but my house is a little disjointed, inside and out. Cooking has not been high on my list of things to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

First of all \u2026 I am a construction zone! Parts of my house that have been falling apart for years are now being fixed. In general, I\u2019m happy to see the work being done. Of course, I wish the process were less expensive. And I wish the nice construction guys would arrive just a tad later in the morning. I\u2019m thrilled that the house is going to be solid again, however.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My Driveway<\/p><\/div>\n

My nice friend Michael has also been painting inside the house. I envisioned a soft buttery yellow for the living room so I bought many, MANY paint-sample cans and had friends help me paint swatches on the living-room wall. For a while the room looked like a patchwork quilt. We finally decided on a very light yellow. Even after all of my consultations and deliberations, I\u2019m not 100 percent sure that the color is not TOO light and TOO yellowy. (I\u2019d show you a picture, but the color doesn\u2019t show up well on my camera.)<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s clean and fresh, however, so I\u2019ll live with it quite happily. Now if I could just remember where everything went on the walls and in the room before we moved it all in order to paint!<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael also painted the kitchen a brighter yellow, which I adore. While he was painting, however, cooking not only slowed down. It stopped.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the indoor space has been disrupted by two adorable little boy foster kittens who are staying with us for a while. Luckily, my own Ruby and Truffle adore them. Having three young cats in the house makes things awfully lively, however, particularly in the middle of the night. The good news: the mice coming in for the winter are being hunted down relentlessly. The bad news: my feather boas apparently look like big mice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ruby is very proprietary about her friend Jojo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Despite all the chaos I did decide to create a new recipe a couple of days ago. Before my farm share ended last week, the farm supplied us with a couple of months\u2019 worth of squash. I love squash, particularly butternut squash. I\u2019m happy eating it mashed or made into soup or roasted in the oven.<\/span><\/p>\n

With all the rain, however, I was longing for something novel and (I admit it) slightly fattening. So I decided to try fritterizing some squash.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m partial to savory rather than sweet fritters so these are just a little spicy. To tell you the truth, I\u2019m not sure whether they\u2019re fritters or pancakes; they have a certain latke-like consistency. Whatever they are, they\u2019re extremely satisfying now that the weather is getting just a bit cooler. I imagine one could make them with other types of fall squash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the recipe. I\u2019ll be back with another when things calm down a bit on the home front!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Butternut Whatevers<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

2 eggs
\n1 teaspoon salt
\n1\/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper (a little less if you don\u2019t like spice)
\n1-1\/2 teaspoons ground cumin
\nchopped chives, parsley, and\/or cilantro as desired
\n1 clove garlic, finely chopped
\n1\/2 cup flour
\n1\/2 cup (generous) grated sharp cheddar cheese
\n2 cups grated butternut squash (peel the squash first and scoop out the seeds and goop; 2 cups will be about half of a small squash)
\npeanut, canola, or even olive oil as needed for frying<\/span><\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a bowl whisk together the eggs, salt, spices, herbs, and garlic. Stir in the flour, followed by the cheese. Mix with a spoon until blended; then stir in the grated squash. Your batter will be mostly squash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pour oil into a frying pan until it just about covers the bottom of the pan when you swirl it around to distribute it. Heat the oil until it is about 350 degrees. (It will shimmer!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pop spoonsful of batter into the hot oil.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cook the batter quickly, turning as needed, until it is golden brown. Do not crowd the fritters in the pan! They will be idiosyncratic but lovely. Add a little more oil if you really must for frying.<\/span><\/p>\n

When individual fritters are ready drain them on paper towels and store them in the warm oven until all the fritters have been cooked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Serves 4 to 6 generously.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Butterscotch and Truffle<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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