Unbelievable Fish Batter Recipe
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Unbelievable Fish Batter

By: MargeBC 
"In the early 1950's, I received this recipe on an open-line, talk-radio show. It makes the lightest, crispiest batter imaginable. This makes enough to coat approximately 2 pounds of fish."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (116)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 1/4 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Whisk together the flour, milk, water, baking powder, and salt in a bowl until smooth.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 91 | Total Fat: 0.6g | Cholesterol: 2mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2008 by Perfumella   view full review
This is just spectacular. I had real problems with batter (soggy, tasteless, too thin etc),...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2007 by JANINEDAME   view full review
This recipe was awesome! The fish turned out so great. I used 3/4 c of milk and 3/4 c of water...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2007 by SAK   view full review
We used a total of 2 T baking powder which worked very well – w/o the bitter aftertaste...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2008 by Jennifer Zilla   view full review
This turned out pretty good. I did only 2T of the baking soda as the other review suggested. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2007 by lisa   view full review
This is not good It is BITTER I think it is the Baking Powder 1/4 of a cup ??. My whole family...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 1, 2008 by sheilamarie   view full review
This is great. I used self rising flour (that I seasoned really well) instead and decreased...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2008 by Kim T.   view full review
This is a perfect batter. It's thick, and coats the fish nicely and yet, doesn't come out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2007 by sue   view full review
This recipe was good but did have a little bit of a bitter taste. Next time, I may cut way...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2008 by jms250   view full review
This is a decent recipe. The batter was nice and crispy, but the taste left something to be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2007 by Elli   view full review
This was just terrific. I always struggle with frying fish in the typical bread crumb...

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