Easy Honey Fritters ( Beltane Honey Cakes )

Spiced Fried Honey Cakes are typical fare for Beltane celebrations! These easy cinnamon and nutmeg spiced honey fritters ( Beltane Honey Cakes ) were left in the garden to please Faery visitors. A delicious sweet fritters recipe for Beltane! .Yield: 1 ½ Dozen.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine European, Greek

Keyword Beltane Honey Cakes, Greek Koney Fritters, Honey Fritters

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 600 kcal

Author Kiki Johnson

Ingredients

½ cup sweet white wine Riesling or Moscato
2 tablespoons sugar white sugar - use stevia for refined sugar free
1 egg
1 cup honey runny - we need it for dipping
2/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 pinch cardamom optional
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
neutral oil for frying

Instructions

Beat the wine and the egg in a medium bowl until smooth. Combine the flour, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, salt, and sugar in a small bowl.
Stir into the egg mixture. Let the batter stand for 30 minutes. In the meantime, combine the honey and the nutmeg in a small bowl.
Heat ½-inch of the oil in a frying pan until hot, but not smoking (350F). Drop the batter into the oil 1 tablespoon at a time; fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Dip into the honey.

Recipe Notes

We need runny honey for this recipe as we use it for dipping.
Use neutral-tasting vegetable oil for the best results.
If you do a lot of deep-frying, I recommend investing in a deep-frying thermometer (or a candy thermometer) to gauge the heat of your oil.
As for the temperature of the oil, for doughnuts of all sorts, and also for this honey fritter recipe, I would aim at a temperature between 360 and 375 degrees F! This will give you the best results.
If you plan to leave an offering to the fairies, double the recipe to keep some for your family.