Funnel Cakes

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 to 1 ¼ cups milk

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl.  Combine beaten eggs and 1 cup milk; pour into flour mixture and stir until smooth.  If batter is too heavy, add additional milk.  Batter should pour into a heavy stream.  Preheat oil in electric skillet or deep fryer.  Pour about 1/3 cup of batter into funnel.  (Hold finger over end as funnel is filled).  Hold funnel over oil, release finger and let batter pour into fryer in a circular patter.  Fry 1 ½ minutes, turn and fry another 1 ½ minutes.  Fry one cake at a time.  Continue until all batter is used.   Serve warm with powdered sugar, syrup or cheery pie filling on top.

Note***Batter may be poured slowly into hot oil from a two-cup glass measure.