To Fry or Not to Fry?

Has anyone ever tried making fried zucchini blossoms? I have quite a lot of these beauties out in my garden and I am very tempted to fry them up because I hear that they are delicious. My local news station did a special story on them and also posted this recipe which includes the blossoms being stuffed with cheese. Cheese and fried, I'm in! I have posted the recipe below and am hoping to try and make these soon.

Ingredients:

-- 1/2 cup flour 

-- Tablespoon parmigiano-reggiano cheese 

-- Pinch of salt 

-- Pinch of pepper 

-- Pinch of garlic powder 

-- Pinch of paprika 

-- 1/2 bottle of Italian beer 

-- 1/8 pound goat cheese 

-- 6 Zucchini flowers 

-- 3 cups blended oil (1/2 vegetable1/2extra virgin)

Directions:

-- Blend the flour with the salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and cheese. 

-- Whisk the beer into the flour until it’s thick but still a little runny (almost like making pancake mix or crepes) 

-- Stuff flowers with goat cheese (try to use the same amount for all the flowers) 

-- Pre heat oil to 350 degrees and dip flowers in batter and fry on the both sides until they are golden brown on each side

Thanks for stopping by, xoxo ~Kim