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Add a photoHurray it's that time of the year again! It's carnival, so it's time to make those addictive deep fried, gorgeous cakes.
Every year for me has become a tradition now. It cannot pass February without making frittelle. Every region of Italy calls them differently but in the end they are all very similar. I get instantly transported back to when, as a child I used to come back from school and I could smell the cakes being fried in the courtyard. My mother and my grandmother would make huge batches of them and invite all the relatives to eat and distribute them around the neighbours. What a fiest that was. I was filled with joy at seeing them chainworking (wish I had taken a picture back then!). And it is with the same joy that I make them for my own children now and let's face it for myself too!
There are different types of carnival cakes. All of them are deep fried. Frittelle are very straightforward and don't take that long to make.
Ingredientes
- 225 g self raising flour
- 60 g cornflour
- 3 eggs
- a drop of rum or any liquor of your choice
- a pinch of salt
- 50 g sugar
- 1 tsp raising agent (for the cornflour)
- 80 g butter
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- the zest of one lemon
- icing sugar
- 250 g sultanas
- oil for frying
Direcciones
- In a bowl mix the sugar and the eggs together. Add all the other ingredients and incorporate them well.
- Put the mixture in the fridge and leave it to rest for half an hour.
- With your hands make some small balls and fry them in hot oil and turn them on the other side until they are nice and golden on both sides.
- Fish them out of the oil and let them cool down.
- Then dust them with icing sugar.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 200g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 545 | |
| Calories from Fat 183 | 34% |
| Total Fat 20.81g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat 11.51g | 46% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 183mg | 61% |
| Sodium 925mg | 39% |
| Potassium 282mg | 8% |
| Total Carbs 79.07g | 21% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.5g | 12% |
| Sugars 23.06g | 15% |
| Protein 11.92g | 19% |
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23 de Febrero de 2012This deep-fied cake really looks great! Thank you for sharing it with us. I've saved it to the Try Soon folder in my recipe box and will let you know how it is!
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