Dusted Vanilla Ricotta Fritters |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Easy and so good! Your loved ones will be amazed at your creativity. Recipe adapted from Gale Gand, executive pastry chef and a partner at Tru in Chicago. Ingredients:
vegetable oil, for frying |
3 large eggs |
1/4 cup granulated sugar |
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese |
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar, for dusting |
preserves, for dipping |
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan or deep fryer, heat 2 of vegetable oil to 375°.
2. Cover a wire rack with paper towels and place on a baking sheet near your heated oil.
3. While the oil is heating, in a large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla with a wooden spoon. Add ricotta and blend until smooth. Add flour and baking powder and combine until JUST blended.
4. Using a very small ice cream scoop, melon baller or 2 teaspoons, slide 8 walnut-size balls of fritter batter into the hot oil.
5. Fry until deep golden and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Transfer fritters to rack with a slotted spoon to drain.
7. Continue frying in batches of 8.
8. Arrange on a platter and dust well with confectioners' sugar and/or cinnamon sugar and serve with your favorite preserve.
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