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Fried Oreos

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Fair Food

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cup milk
  • 3 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 cup pancake mix
  • 1 package 18 oz cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, frozen
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F.
  • Whisk together egg, milk, and 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a bowl until smooth. Sift pancake mix and combine until no dry lumps remain.
  • Dip cookies into the batter one at a time and carefully place into the hot oil. Avoid overcrowding the deep fryer.
  • Cook until the cookies are golden-brown, about 2 minutes.
  • Drain on wire rack. Hold under heat lamp.
  • Dust with powdered sugar once completely dry.
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Roast Turkey Legs

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Fair Food

Ingredients

  • 4 to 6 bone-in skin-on turkey legs or drumsticks
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 cup chicken or turkey broth

Instructions

Day Before

  • Pat the turkey legs dry with paper towels and place them in a large roasting pan.
  • Mix the softened butter, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, and thyme in a small bowl. Rub this mixture over the turkey legs. Rub it on the flesh under the skin for even more flavor. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Allow to marinate for up to 24 hours for flavors to combine.

Day Of

  • Preheat oven to 350*F.
  • Pour the chicken broth into the pan around the turkey legs.
  • Roast the turkey drumsticks,uncovered for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 170*F.
  • Remove the roasting pan from the oven, cover with foil, and let stand for 10 minutes. Serve.
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Lacquered Bacon

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword Culinary 3, Fair Food, Pork

Ingredients

  • 1 pound thick-cut bacon
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper coarsely ground, separated equally
  • 4 tablespoons dark muscovado sugar plus 3 tablespoons
  • ¼ – ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Set the oven temperature to 400*F.
  • Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper and lay the bacon in a single layer so that there’s little or no space between the pieces on a cooling rack set in the pan.
  • Liberally sprinkle one side of the bacon slices with the 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 4 tablespoons sugar and red pepper flakes.
  • Set the sheet pan in the oven and roast for 15 minutes. Remove the pan and use the back of a spoon to spread the dissolved sugar/pepper mixture evenly across the slices of bacon. Wait one minute.
  • Flip the bacon over and liberally sprinkle the other side of the bacon with remaining black pepper and 3 tablespoons sugar.
  • Return the sheet pan to the oven and roast until desired doneness: 15 minutes for chewy, 18 minutes for crisp. Slide parchment off pan and allow to cool completely. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days. Do not Refrigerate.
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Butterbeer

Harry Potter's favorite
Course Beverages
Cuisine American
Keyword Fair Food

Ingredients

For Butterbeer

  • 2 liters cream soda chilled
  • 1/4 tsp caramel extract
  • 1/4 tsp butter extract

For the Garnish:

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup butterscotch topping

Instructions

Mis en Place

  • In large mixing bowl, whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and butterscotch topping until well combined and just barely starting to thicken.
  • Add cream mixture to a clean and sanitized dispenser. Charge with 2 CO2 canisters. Shake well and refrigerate till service.
  • Open Cream soda and pour off a splash. Add both extracts to bottle. Put the cap back on and GENTLY swirl to combine. Taste and adjust flavorings.

To Serve

  • Pour 12 oz serving into clear cup, a full inch below the rim. Fill with whipped cream topping. Drizzle a cross hatch of butterscotch topping over the cream. Serve immediately.

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