AIR FRYER COOKBOOK
100 DELICIOUS, QUICK & EASY RECIPES FOR BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED USERS (VOL. 6)
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Introduction
A surprise first off: air fryers are not deep fryers. They are small, powerful ovens, and they use air as a medium for heating, while deep frying uses fat.
Since air frying is an oven and not a fryer, food from your fryer does not become 100 percent the same as onion rings in Cone-n-Shake or the calamari rings in your beloved bar and barbecue.
The effect is that air fryers are much less noisy and oil-intensive than low-fryers. Better still, these ovens will do more than churning out a fake fried chicken. Air-fryers are not beyond your grasp with perfectly browned carrots, crackly skinny chicken wings and even sweet, airy cakes.
How Air Fryers Work
Your air fryer is like a beautiful convection oven. It is tiny but durable and can be used for grilling, broiling or frying. You can't deep-fry in it.
Need a refresher on convection cooking? No problem.
Heat is growing, and the top rank in a standard oven is often the hottest spot, resulting in inconsistent doneness. (It is probably because several cookie recipes advise you to switch baking sheets halfway through baking from back to front, and also top to bottom. )
In a convection oven, though, fans blast hot air around such that the temperature in the oven is equalized.
Air frying devices are not quite the same as convection stoves, their ventilation built to mimic deep-frying heat delivery more precisely in hot oil although the convection oven example is durable enough for our purposes.
Breakfast
- Honey Vanilla French Toast with Blackberry Compote
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup blackberries
cup orange juice
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon allspice
teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon lemon zest
4 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon local honey
teaspoon salt
4 slices thick cut sourdough bread
Directions:
In a saucepan, combine the blackberries, orange juice, brown sugar, allspice, nutmeg, and lemon zest. Heat over medium until the liquid bubbles. Diminish the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, till the berries break down and the sauce thickens.
Set the air fryer to 350F.
In a bowl, combine the eggs, pure vanilla extract, honey, and salt. Place the bread in a dish then pour the egg mixture over it. Turn the bread to assure both sides are well coated. Let the egg mixture soak in for several minutes.
Take out the bread from the bowl and place it in the air fryer.
Cook for 6-8 minutes, turning once part way through.
Transfer the French toast to serving plates and top it with warm blackberry compote.
Nutritional Values:
Calories 233.5, Total Fat 6.5 g, Saturated Fat 2.1 g, Total Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Sugars 10.4 g, Dietary Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 10.7 g
- Fried Baked Eggs
Servings 4
Prep time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Total time: 8 minutes
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of herbs, chopped such as tarragon, parsley, and chives
4 pieces of crusty dinner rolls
4 tablespoons of heavy cream
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste
Parmesan cheese, grated
4 eggs
Directions:
Slice the top of your dinner rolls and gently remove the bread inside of the roll, until there is a hole within large enough to hold an egg.
Arrange the rolls in your Air Fryer cooking basket.
Crack an egg into each of the rolls and top them with some assorted herbs.
Add a bit of cream onto them along with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the tops with parmesan.
Air Fry them for about 6 minutes at 350Fahrenheit (176C).
Let them rest inside for about 5 minutes, serve warm!
Nutritional Values:
Calories 171; Fat 10.0 g; Fiber 1.0 g; Carbohydrates 10.5 g; Protein 8.0 g; Sodium 320 mg
- Cinnamon Toast
Servings: 8
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
8 Slices of bread
cup of sugar
1 stick of salted butter
1 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
Mash up your soft butter using a fork.
Add the pepper, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla to the butter. Stir the whole mixture and combine well.
Span the mixture on top of your bread, making sure to cover the entire surface.
Prepare as many slices as you want and place them in the Air Fryer Basket.
Cook them for about 5 minutes at 400Fahrenheit (205C).
Remove the bread slices from the fryer and serve hot!
Nutritional Values:
Calories 176; Fat 11.8 g; Fiber 0.5 g; Carbohydrates 17.5 g; Protein 0.8 g; Sodium 143 mg
- Avocado and Greek Yogurt on Sourdough
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
4 slices sourdough bread
1 whole avocado, sliced
2 tomatoes, sliced
lemon (juice)
200 g plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
teaspoon sea salt
teaspoon black pepper
alfalfa sprouts (optional)
Directions:
Preheat the air fryer to 400 F.
Slice the avocado and tomatoes into about inch thick slices. Squeeze half a lemon on the avocados to avoid discoloration. Set aside.
Place the sourdough bread slices in the air fryer and toast for 5 minutes or until golden brown and crunchy.
Spread Greek yogurt on each of the toasted bread, and drizzle with honey. Season with salt and pepper.
Lay the avocado slices over the Greek yogurt spread.
Top the avocado slices with tomatoes.
You may also garnish with alfalfa sprouts, but this is optional.
Serve.
Nutritional Values:
Calories 159; Fat 1.7 g; Fiber 1.8 g; Carbohydrates 27.5 g; Protein 9.4 g; Sodium - 243 mg
- Spinach & Feta Frittata
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 cups spinach leaves
cup of feta cheese, crumbled
teaspoon salt
teaspoon black pepper
Directions:
Preheat the air fryer at 360 F.
Whisk the eggs. Season with salt and black pepper.
Add the spinach and feta cheese into the whisked eggs. Blend well.
Pour the egg mixture into the baking accessory, or into a separate shallow pan that can fit the air fryer. Cook for 5 minutes.
Carefully remove from the baking accessory and transfer to a serving plate.
Serve.
Nutritional Values:
Calories 90.0; Fat 6.4 g; Fiber 0.2 g; Carbohydrates 1.0 g; Protein 7.1 g; Sodium 320 mg
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Toasts
Servings: 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
4 slices whole wheat bread
4 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese
1 teaspoon honey
4 tablespoons strawberry jam
Directions:
Preheat the air fryer to 400 F.
Combine cream cheese and honey together and mix well.