Main | African | American | Appetizers | Asian | Baby and Kid | Bakery, Cookies and Candies | BBQ, Grill | Breakfast | Desserts, Ice Cream | Drinks, Wine and Liquor | European | Holiday Specials | Latin American, Mexican | Lunch | Main Entries | Microwave, Home Made | Salads, Salad Dressings | Soups, Noodles, Stew and Steam | Vegetables, Healthy Foods   Apricot fritters   Yield: 8 Servings   12 sm Apricots; -=OR=-      6 lg -Apricots halved 12 Whole almonds      2 tb White rum 1/2 c Unbleached all-purpose flour      1/2 c Cornstarch 3 tb Sugar      1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Cinnamon      1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Water; plus      1 tb Water 3 tb Melted butter      1 1/2 qt Vegetable oil; for frying  Confectioners' sugar RINSE THE APRICOTS slit the sides and remove the pits with a small spoon leaving the apricots intact. Replace each pit with an almond. Place the apricots in a bowl and sprinkle the slit sides with the rum. For the batter combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk in the water then the melted butter. Pour the oil into a 4-quart pan and heat it to 350F. With a fork dip the apricots into the batter and add to the hot oil 3 or 4 at a time frying them about 6 or 7 minutes until the batter is a deep golden and the apricots are cooked but still firm. Drain the fritters on absorbent paper as they are fried and keep them warm in a 300F oven. To serve sprinkle the fritters generously with confectioners' sugar.