~ Fruit fritters with lemon-bourbon sauce Recipe ~

3/4 c  flour,all-purpose
    1/2 ts baking powder
    1/2 c  Water
      1 ts vanilla
      4    Apples
      4    Bananas
      1 tb Sugar
      1    Egg,beaten
      1 tb butter or margarine,melted
           Vegetable oil for deep-fryin
      4    Pears

----------------------------LEMON-BOURBON SAUCE----------------------------
    1/3 c  Sugar
    3/4 c  Water
    1/4 c  Bourbon
      4 ts Lemon juice
      1 tb Cornstarch
      2 tb butter or margarine
    3/4 ts Lemon rind,grated
 
  1. Sift together flour, sugar and baking powder.
  2. Combine egg, water, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients
  until just blended.
  3. In Dutch oven or deep-fat fryer, heat 2 inches oil to 375'F.
  4. Core apples or pears (do not pare); cut into eighths. Peel bananas
  and cut into eighths.
  5. Dip fruit slice in batter; drop into hot oil and fry until golden
  on both sides.
  6. Drain briefly on paper towels; serve hot with Lemon-bourbon Sauce.
  *** LEMON-BOURBON SAUCE ***
  1. Combine sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan; stir in water.
  2. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
  3. Remove from heat; stir in butter untuil melted.
  4. Add bourbon, lemon rind and juice; mix well.
  5. Serve warm or cold.