Italian Desserts Recipes - Christina's Sweet Snack (Le Castagnole di Cristina) Recipe

Ingredients                                 

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 75 ml/5 tbsp milk

• 90 ml/6 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 10 ml/2 tsp baking powder

• 5 ml/1 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

• Grated rind and juice of 1 lime

• 90 ml/6 tbsp oil

• 90 ml/6 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted

• Oil for deep-frying

• 60 ml/4 tbsp icing (confectioners') sugar, sifted

• 10 ml/2 tsp finely grated nutmeg

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Method:

1. Beat the eggs, milk, sugar, baking powder, vanilla essence and lime rind and juice together.

2. Add the oil and slowly stir in the flour. Dip a dessertspoon into cold water and scoop up a spoonful of the dough.

3. Drop carefully into hot oil and deep-fry for 1-2 minutes until puffed up and golden brown.

4. Lift from the oil with a draining spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

5. Mix the icing sugar and nutmeg together and dust over the sweet fritters. Serve hot or cold.