Fritter iron

A fritter iron with three moulds, butterfly, star and rosette, for making thin, crisp lace-like fritters, the kind you dust with icing sugar. Heat the mould in the oil, dip it into a thin batter, plunge it back into the oil and the fritter comes free as it cooks.

The three moulds are cast aluminium and fit onto the end of a long steel rod with a wooden handle that stays cool and keeps your hands away from the hot oil.

Two things to remember: the iron must be properly hot before it touches the batter, and the batter must not cover the top of the mould, or the fritter stays stuck. After frying, wipe the iron while still warm with paper, with no washing-up liquid or dishwasher.