The Carnival Fritters are typical sweets from Veneto and neighboring regions. The traditional ones are made with a leavened batter prepared with eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, raisins, and butter. They are then fried in seed oil and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. You can find more carnival recipes in the collection of Carnival Sweet Recipes
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 30 pieces
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian Regional
- Region: Veneto
- Seasonality: Carnival
- Energy 78.13 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 9.61 (g) of which sugars 4.12 (g)
- Proteins 1.28 (g)
- Fat 4.20 (g) of which saturated 1.05 (g)of which unsaturated 2.93 (g)
- Fibers 0.36 (g)
- Sodium 3.11 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 20 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
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp fresh yeast
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup milk (warm)
- 1 1/2 tbsp butter (melted)
- 1 egg (medium)
- 1/4 cup water (warm)
- 2/3 cup raisins (soaked in water)
- 1 tsp lemon zest (grated)
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1 quart peanut oil
- 2 tbsp sugar
- Half tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
Tools
- Bowl
- Wooden Spoon
- Pan
- Slotted Spoon
- Paper Towels
- Food Scale
Steps
Dissolve the fresh yeast in a little warm milk taken from the 70 ml and with a teaspoon of sugar also taken from the total. In the bowl pour the flour, the remaining sugar, the remaining warm milk, the vanilla, and the cold melted butter.
Continue by adding the yeast, the warm water, the beaten egg before inserting it, and the grated lemon zest.
Combine the raisins first soaked in warm water, squeezed, patted with paper towels, and floured. Mix well and let the batter rise covered with plastic wrap for 2 hours. Pour the oil into a small deep saucepan and bring it to temperature.
With the help of 2 teaspoons, scoop small portions of batter and let them drop into the hot oil. During cooking, about 2-3 minutes for each piece, they will float up on their own and turn. Once golden, collect them and roll them in a plate with sugar and cinnamon. Place them on a plate and serve the Carnival Fritters piping hot.
Tip
Preparing the dough in the morning to fry in the afternoon can reduce the fresh yeast to 5 grams.
