Fried Pastries With Wine Syrup (Food Network Kitchens) |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
2 cups dry red wine |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 cinnamon stick |
2 whole cloves |
2 strips orange zest |
1 bay leaf |
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 large egg, lightly beaten |
grated zest of 2 oranges |
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice |
vegetable oil, for frying |
confectioners' sugar, for dusting |
1 cup pomegranate seeds |
Directions:
1. Make the syrup: Bring the wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, orange zest and bay leaf to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring; cook until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely. Discard the bay leaf.
2. Make the pastries: Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add 1/2 cup water, the egg, orange zest and juice and whisk until just combined. Transfer the batter to a plastic squeeze bottle.
3. Heat 1 1/2 inches vegetable oil in a shallow pot over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 380 degrees F. Squeeze the batter into the oil into 2-inch rounds; fry, turning once, until puffed and golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar and top with pomegranate seeds and the wine syrup.
4. Photograph by Anna Williams
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