It’s County Fair Season and I sure do love it. Our local fair is pretty small in scale but scale is made up for in location, location, location! The fair sits on the edge of the sand and sea. Warm breezes and salty air waft over the fairground. A perfect time to be out enjoying the music, rides and the food. Let’s talk about fair food. I can enjoy the real deal as much as the next person – the funnel cakes, corn dogs, kettle corn, snow cones and all kind so of things fried, but I often wonder wouldn’t it be nice to kick it all up a notch and maybe not be eating just fried everything. I decided to create my own fair food menu, perfect with your next fair or family gathering.
From by the bay wishing you delicious country fair food memories!
Maryann
Belgian Waffles with Whipped Mascarpone Cream and Peaches
Makes 8
1 ½ cup flour
2 tablespoons fine sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
½ cup milk
¼ sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup melted unsalted butter
Spray vegetable oil
Directions
In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Add milk, sour cream, vanilla and melted butter to the dry ingredients and mix well. Let batter rest for 5 minutes. Meanwhile spray waffle iron with vegetable oil andpreheat waffle iron. Add ½ cup of batter for each waffle. Cook as directed with iron until waffles are golden brown. Serve waffles with whipped mascarpone cream and freshly sliced peaches. Dust some confectionery sugar on top of the assembled waffles.
Whipped Mascarpone Cream
¼ cup mascarpone
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons confectionery sugar
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and using an electric mixer, whip together until the cream is in soft peaks that hold their shape. Serve immediately with the waffles or keep in the refrigerator covered until ready to use.
