when a stick of butter by itself isn't enough

So we've all heard the crazy "deep fried [insert food here]" stories that pop up every year with weirder and weirder things.

Well, how about deep fried butter? Yep, you read that right. It was one of the finalists in the 2009 State Fair of Texas. Now, I love butter like a lot of people, but I seriously don't get deep frying it. And seriously, that *can't* be good for you.


But a fried peanut butter macaroon though - that might have possibilities. Or, just skip the frying - a peanut butter macaroon sounds really good. I'll need some milk too please.


And as it turns out, deep fried butter was voted the winner for most creative.

Hmmm, I wonder what Julia Child would have thought of that.