Deep Fried Mars Bars

By JimMac

This recipe hails from Scotland. Scotland has the deadliest diet in Europe, and many Scots would reject such delicacies like Tuna Casserole as effete health food fit only for dieters and invalids. The Deep-fried Mars bar was born in the chip shops of Aberdeen and the surrounding fishing towns, where people paradoxically rarely eat fish (too good for you) and where absolutely everything is dipped in batter and fried, including pizza. Mars bars, which in the UK are actually like the American Milky Way, were the first to get the treatment, but Snickers and other chocolate bars are now used too.

Ingredients

• 1 Mars Bar (UK) or Milky Way (US)
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/2 cup corn flour
• A pinch of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda to Yanks)
• Milk or beer
• Oil for deep frying

Preparation

Step 1

Chill the chocolate bar by keeping it in the fridge, but don't freeze it.

Mix the flours and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) together.
Add milk (traditional) or beer (which gives a lighter result) until you get a batter with the consistency of thin cream.

Heat the oil until a small piece of bread will brown in a few seconds, but don't allow to smoke.

Remove wrapper from chilled chocolate bar. Coat completely in batter. Carefully lower into hot oil and fry until golden brown. Serve, with ice cream or french fries, if you're so inclined.

(Of course, if you want to be sophisticated, you can cut the bar into bite-sized pieces before coating in batter.)