Funnel Cake

Ingredients 

• 1 cup whole wheat flour 
• 1¼ teaspoon salt (optional) 
• ½ teaspoon baking soda 
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder 
• 2 teaspoon honey 
• 1 egg 
• 7/8 cup warm milk 
• oil for deep frying 
• honey or maple syrup 

Method 

Sift together all the dry ingredients and then add the honey, egg and the milk. Beat until smooth. Heat about 2 inches of the oil in a large cast iron skillet. To test the correct temperature, drop a small piece of dough into the oil. If it floats to the top and bubbles appear around the edges, you are ready to make the funnel cakes. Hold your finger at the bottom of the funnel and pour in some batter. 
Then using a spiral motion let the batter pour into the oil. The cakes should look like free-form spiral sculpture. Fry until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels. 
Drizzle with honey or maple syrup and serve hot.