Dalmatia Recipes for Sweets

Fritule

Ingredients:

• 3 Eggs
• 2 Tsp of Sugar
• 1 Tsp of Vanilla extract
• 2 Cups of Golden Raisins
• ½ Cup of Brandy
• 2 ½ Tbsp Active Yeast
• 4 Cups of Unbleached Flour
• 1 ½ Cups of Warm Milk
• Lemon Zest
• Salt
• Oil for frying

Directions

1. Place the yeast with a pinch of salt into a cup of warm milk and let it stand until it starts to rise.
2. Into a mixing bowl, add eggs, sugar, brandy, vanilla sugar, lemon rind, salt and remaining milk. Mix well.
3. Add yeast to the bowl, slowly add flour and mix well with a wooden spoon.
4. Beat the mixture until the dough starts to separate from the spoon.
5. Add the sultanas as you beat the mixture into dough. The longer you beat the dough, the better the mixture will be.
6. Let the dough rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
7. The heat the oil to a medium heat in a large, wide saucepan.
8. Roll a ball of the dough and place into the oil using a soupspoon. Before you place a ball of dough onto the spoon, dip the spoon into a cup of oil.
9. Repeat the process until the top of the oil is full.
10. Using a fork, rotate the balls to get an even color. Cook until golden brown.
11. Lift fritule from the oil and allow to drain on a paper towel.
12. Place on a serving dish and sprinkle with sugar. Serve at room temperature, never hot.