Carnival fritters with apples, walnuts, and raisins. Traditional recipe and with bimby.
These little delights, ideal for celebrating Carnival, as a snack or dessert or finger food, yes I know they’re a cheat, but every now and then you need to give metabolism a shake, maybe after a busy day, to reward yourself after a period of restriction. In compensation, there are lots of apples that lighten the dough, but I assure you that one leads to another.
Thought for you:
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 5 Hours
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Regional Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring, Carnival
Ingredients
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- 1 cup apple
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 7/8 cup water (warm + 100 for soaking raisins)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Half teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 lemon (juice)
- 1 coffee cup limoncello
- 1 quart sunflower oil
- to taste powdered sugar (optional)
- 1 packet dry yeast
- to taste sugar
Carnival Fritters with Apples and Walnuts
Tools
We need
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Knife
- 1 Pan
- 1 Cutting board
Steps
Carnival Fritters with Apples and Walnuts
Preparing ingredients, the same for both versions.
Peel the apples and dice them, collect them in a bowl, and add the lemon juice.
Then soak the raisins in limoncello with 100 ml of warm water, for about 30 min
Put 30 grams of flour, sugar, and yeast packet in a bowl.
Add 1 glass of warm water taken from that you have available.
Mix well until the yeast is dissolved, then cover with plastic wrap and wait 15 minutes.
Now it’s time to assemble all the ingredients: Pour the rest of the flour, eggs, salt, apples, chopped walnuts, squeezed raisins, and the pre-ferment you made earlier.
Mix with a wooden spoon or by hand for about 15 minutes, then cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 5 hours.
After the time has passed, heat plenty of seed oil in a pan or deep fryer.
Once the oil is hot, pour the mixture using 2 tablespoons.
Cook for about 2 minutes on each side, then turn. Then place the fritters on absorbent paper.
Only when serving, sprinkle with sugar.
Carnival fritters with apples, walnuts, and raisins are ready for tasting.
Put the yeast packet, teaspoon of sugar, 30 grams of flour from what you have available, and 100 grams of water in the bowl. 3 min at 98°F speed 2.
Let the pre-ferment rest in the bowl for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, add all other ingredients 3 min counterclockwise speed 2.
Pour the mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 5 hours.
After the time has passed, heat plenty of seed oil in a pan or deep fryer.
When the oil reaches a high enough temperature, pour the mixture by spoonfuls and cook for about 2 minutes on each side, then turn.
Then place the fritters on absorbent paper, then sprinkle them with sugar.
Here are the Carnival fritters with apples, walnuts, and raisins ready, for a small indulgence.
Preservation
Carnival fritters with apples, walnuts,
They can be kept for 2 days in a bowl covered with a napkin.
If you wish to enrich them, you could sprinkle them with sugar after cooking.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Carnival Fritters with Apples and Walnuts
Can I change the apples?
Yes, you could even omit them.
