Italian Desserts Recipes - Sweet Fried Pastry Balls (Palline Fritte di Pasta Dolce) Recipe

Ingredients                                 

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups water

• 45 ml/3 tbsp brandy

• Oil for deep-frying

• 75 ml/5 tbsp icing (confectioners') sugar

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Method:

1. Place the flour into a saucepan and stir in the water and brandy.

2. Cook slowly for 8 minutes stirring, until the mixture comes away from the sides of the saucepan.

3. Remove from the heat. When cool enough to handle, knead the dough until it is soft and roll it into a long sausage shape.

4. Take small pieces of the dough and form each into a ball. Deep-fry the dough balls in the hot oil for 2-3 minutes until they are brown.

5. Remove from the pan with a draining spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Roll in icing sugar and serve hot.