How To make Fruit Fritters with Lemon Bourbon Sauce

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.