Ricotta and raisin fritters extremely soft and delicious. Can you also smell that scent of Fried Sweets in the air? Carnival always rhymes with Fritters, castagnole, chiacchiere, and donuts all strictly fried because traditionally Carnival, which precedes Lent, is the Festival of Fried Sweets. Already in ancient Rome, ‘frictilia’ were fried sweets prepared for Saturnalia and Bacchanalia. Then, in more recent times, the custom of preparing Fritters during the Carnival period spread. What I want to tell you today is the recipe for extremely soft and fluffy Ricotta and Raisin Castagnole that are very simple to prepare and so very tasty. To prepare them, you only need a bowl and a fork, a soft batter to be simply dropped by spoonfuls into the boiling seed oil. This recipe is not suitable for baking in the oven, as the result will be more like cookies than real fritters. So let’s run into the kitchen and prepare some extremely soft Soft Fritters with Raisins together

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: For 8 people
Cooking methods: Stovetop, Frying
Cuisine: Italian

170.37 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 170.37 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 22.30 (g) of which sugars 8.58 (g)
Proteins 4.57 (g)
Fat 7.80 (g) of which saturated 2.26 (g)of which unsaturated 5.25 (g)
Fibers 2.32 (g)
Sodium 26.14 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 62 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients for the Extremely Soft Castagnole

1 egg
6.35 oz ricotta
2.12 oz sugar
1.27 cups flour
2.47 oz raisins
1/2 orange zest (untreated)
1 tsp baking powder
to taste powdered sugar (for decoration)
1.5 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

How to Prepare Raisin Castagnole

First, soak the raisins in a small bowl with hot water until they soften. Mix the egg with the sugar in a bowl. Add the ricotta and simply mix with a fork.
Add the drained raisins, grated orange zest, sifted flour, and baking powder. Mix well to combine all the ingredients. You should get a soft and creamy batter.
Heat plenty of vegetable oil in a small, deep pan or a small saucepan. Now, with the help of 2 spoons, drop small portions of batter into the boiling vegetable oil.
Let the Raisin Fritters brown on all sides. Remove them with a slotted spoon and let them drain on paper towels.
Let them cool and dust them with plenty of powdered sugar.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana