MANDARIN CHIACCHIERE, a typical Carnival sweet for children and adults, easy and quick recipe with a light and crispy base dough with mandarin juice and powdered sugar.
These mandarin chiacchiere are perfect to enjoy during Carnival, they are quick to prepare with few ingredients, and are a perfect alternative to traditional chiacchiere. The addition of mandarin gives them a fresh and pleasant flavor.
To prepare the mandarin chiacchiere, you need a few simple ingredients: flour, eggs, sugar, mandarins, powdered sugar, and oil for frying. Start by mixing the flour with the eggs and sugar until you get a soft and smooth dough. Then, add the juice and grated zest of the mandarins, mixing well until you obtain a homogeneous dough.
Once the dough is ready, roll it out very thin with a rolling pin and fry in plenty of hot oil until they are golden and crispy. After cooking, drain them to remove excess oil and sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.
The mandarin chiacchiere are ready to be enjoyed! These delightful treats are perfect to accompany a coffee or hot tea, but they can also be enjoyed on their own, for a tasty and crunchy snack.
Follow me in the kitchen today for mandarin chiacchiere.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 3 servings
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Winter
Ingredients
- 7 oz all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- Half teaspoon baking powder
- 3.4 tbsp water
- 2.7 tbsp mandarin juice
- as needed mandarin zest
- 1 pinch salt
Steps
Pour the flour into a large bowl or the food processor, add the baking powder, the grated zest of a mandarin or half, it is very fragrant, the salt, and start kneading.
Gradually add the mandarin juice and water and orange juice until the dough is well combined, firm and not sticky.
Work the dough a little to make it smooth then divide it into 4 parts and roll them out very thinly on the countertop with a rolling pin, alternatively, you can use a pasta machine but I roll it by hand.
Cut the dough into diamonds or as you prefer, then heat the oil in the fryer or a deep pan and cook the chiacchiere, turning them for a few minutes, they should just turn golden.
Drain on kitchen paper and dust with powdered sugar.
Bon appétit
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Mandarin chiacchiere Carnival sweets
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Mandarin chiacchiere Carnival sweets
Simple and delicious, very fragrant, of course, you can replace the mandarin with lemon or orange.
