Twinkies…again?!
In Food of the Gods I selflessly subjected myself to the decadent “delight” which is the Twinkie.Now it’s time to return to the world of Twinkies, but this time we’re going to deep fry them!
This moment was prophesied at the end of Food of the Gods, but it has taken several years to build up to this point.
Of course, this was not helped by Hostess, the makers of Twinkies, filing for bankruptcy, but the company was saved so that Twinkies would remain on the shelves.
As the packet now shouts out:
“The Sweetest Comeback in the History of Ever.”
In another lucky twist, our local supermarket started stocking American goods including, you guessed it, Twinkies!
A bottle of oil, some chop sticks, and some chocolate syrup, we were good to go.
A box of Twinkies and a pan of boiling oil….what could possibly go wrong?
The Twinkie Fry Up
Bear in mind that we had never actually deep fried anything, this was going to be a learning experience.Now, if you don’t know anything where do you turn? Yes, we looked it up on the web.
We found numerous YouTube videos explaining how to deep fry these Golden Sponge Cakes – clearly we were not alone in our endeavour.
It seemed pretty simple…
Step 1 – Frozen Twinkies
Put your Twinkies in the freezer.Step 2 – Batter
We found various recipes for batter, all strangely (or perhaps not) including white vinegar, not something we are familiar with for making batter.
Step 3 – Boiling Oil
A bit obvious but still…We chose a smallish saucepan to reduce the amount of oil we needed. This would mean frying only one Twinkie at a time, but that would not be a problem.
Step 4 – Fry Them Suckers!
That’s right. Engulf the Twinkies in batter and throw them into the boiling oil until they look cooked.We tried skewering them with chop sticks to start with…
…but then we just let them float free.
Watch and learn….
But I be done seen about everything,When I see a Twinkie fry.
Et Voilà!
When the moment screams decadence, you’ve got to reach for the whipped cream and chocolate syrup.
Oh yes!
“It’s Tasty”
What can I say, they were really nice (yes, I had more than one).All in all we’re marking this whole experience down as a roaring success.
In fact, we have now got our sights set on deep frying ice cream and cream eggs.
Watch this space!
