CHIACCHIERE - Sweet Carnival Fritters
 
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Recipe type: Sweet, dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6 people
Ingredients
  • 240 gr flour
  • 30-40 gr sugar
  • 20 gr butter cut into cubes and at room temp.
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp grappa (optional)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • finely grated zest of an orange or lemon
  • pinch of salt
  • oil for frying
  • powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Sift the flour onto the work top and make a well in the centre and add all the other ingredients.
  2. First whisk the eggs lightly with a fork then using your fingertips bring it all together. We can do this in a stand mixer.
  3. Knead for about 10 mins until you have a smooth dough, wrap in cling film and rest for 30 mins at room temperature.
  4. You can divide the dough into two-three pieces for ease of working and roll each piece to 2mm thickness using a rolling pin or the pasta machine if you have one (4-5 on a kitchen aid pasta roller)
  5. Cut the rolled dough into 4x2 inch rectangles and make a couple of little cuts in the middle of each piece.
  6. Heat the oil and without overcrowding the pot start frying the strips of dough, making sure you turn them round halfway through. Remove with a slotted spoon onto some kitchen paper and keep going until you fry them all.
  7. Once they are cool dust with icing sugar on both sides and enjoy.
Notes
The thin pastry assures a crispy result so try to roll it as thin as you can.

The ideal temperature for the oil is 170-180 C (340-355 F). If it starts smoking it's become too hot, remove from heat for a couple of minutes.

If you are using a deep fat frier don't close the top. These pastries cook ever so quickly they'll get burnt by the time you opened the frier again, so it's best to keep an eye on them.
Recipe by HatiBon English at https://www.hatibon.com/blog/2016/01/chiacchiere-sweet-carnival-fritters/