Editing Fritter (section)

{{short description|Fried pastry usually consisting of a portion of batter with a filling}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Fritter
| image            = Carrot & Chickpea Fritters.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = Carrot and [[chickpea]] fritters
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| main_ingredient  = [[Batter (cooking)|Batter]] or [[dough]]
| minor_ingredient = Small pieces of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredients
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A '''fritter''' is a portion of [[meat]], [[seafood]], [[fruit]], [[vegetable]]s, or other ingredients which have been [[Batter (cooking)|battered]] or [[breading|breaded]], or just a portion of [[dough]] without further ingredients, that is [[deep-frying|deep-fried]].<ref name="Taylor & Francis US p. 58">{{cite book |title=Grand Diplome Cooking Course |publisher=Taylor & Francis US |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TLvunyyqqXEC&pg=PA58 |access-date=November 5, 2016 |page=58}}</ref><ref name="Co. 2009 p. 7">{{cite book |last=Co. |first=Royal Baking Powder |title=The Royal Baker and Pastry Cook |publisher=Wildside Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-4344-5495-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0-WbUkmNFoC&pg=PA7 |access-date=November 5, 2016 |page=7}}</ref><ref name="Gisslen 2004 p. 189">{{cite book |last=Gisslen |first=W. |title=Professional Baking |publisher=Wiley |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-471-46427-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YrQZi41PqKEC&pg=PA189 |access-date=November 5, 2016 |page=189}}</ref><ref name="Shields 2015 p. 158">{{cite book |last=Shields |first=D.S. |title=Southern Provisions: The Creation and Revival of a Cuisine |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=2015 |isbn=978-0-226-14125-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LbnnBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA158 |access-date=November 5, 2016 |page=158}}</ref> Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory varieties.<ref name="Shields 2015 p. 158"/>