The sweet and fried fritters recipe It is part of one of the oldest desserts… Nobody can resist its delicious freshly baked smell!
For years the sweet and fried fritters They have been used as a traditional dessert in North Africa and Spain, but since their arrival in Latin America, they have adapted different flavors and smells that have made them a representative dish of all cuisines in the region.
For example, there are people who prefer them with a chocolate or custard filling, but if you are a bit more traditional, we suggest you use the blackberry candy as a filling to please your palate.
How to make sweet and fried fritters
Here we will show you the recipe for sweet and fried fritters so that you can pamper your whole family:
Preparation time2 hoursCooking time 15 minutesCooling time6 hoursTotal time8 hours and 15 minutes CategoryDessertKitchenColombianKeywordsSweets, frying, fluffyFor how many people10PortionMediumCalories408Fat20.1 g
Blackberry candy ingredients
- 600g fresh or frozen blackberries
- juice of ½ lemon
- 600g jam
- 30 black peppercorns, lightly crushed
Ingredients for the dough for fritters
- 500 mg of flour
- 40 g of fine white or brown sugar (for the dough)
- White sugar to taste (for sprinkling)
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 12g of salt
- 15g fresh yeast (keep it away from salt)
- 4 eggs
- The peel of ½ lemon
- 150g of warm water
- 125g salted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Sunflower oil
Preparation of the blackberry sweet
Step 1: Enlist
Put a small empty plate in the fridge. Check and list the berries, discarding leaves or twigs.
Step 2: Boil
Place the blackberries in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and add the jam, lemon juice, and peppercorns. Cook over medium heat until it boils, then let it simmer for 15 minutes.
Step 3: Test the blackberry candy
Remove the small plate from the refrigerator, add a tablespoon of the blackberry jam and return it to the refrigerator for a minute; After that time, press the sweet blackberries with a finger on the small plate, if it is easily crushed, the blackberry sauce is ready.
Step 4: Remove from heat
Remove the saucepan with the berries from the stove and set it aside.
Preparation of the recipe for sweet and fried fritters
Step 5: Mix
To make the fritters, add the following ingredients to a container or bowl: flour, 40 g of sugar, grated lemon peel, warm water, yeast and pepper. Beat vigorously until dough begins to form a ball and does not stick to edge; you can use mixer.
Then, while beating, slowly add the butter, one piece at a time, until everything is incorporated and the dough is shiny, smooth, and very elastic when pulled.
Step 6: Rest
Cover the dough and leave it out until doubled in size. This will take approximately 2 hours, depending on the ambient temperature.
Step 7: Refrigerate
Remove the dough and place in the refrigerator overnight.
Step 8: Mold
Remove the dough from the fridge and roll it up as in a sausage, ideally roll on a board, marble surface or on a cold surface. Cut into 18 g portions, rolling each into balls.
Step 9: Heat
Place the sunflower oil for frying in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan and place over medium heat. It is recommended to use a kitchen thermometer to heat the oil to 180C (or 350F).
Step 10: Fry
Using a greased spatula, add the fritters one at a time to the hot oil. Make sure not to stick them together too much and turn them evenly until golden brown, which should take a minute on each side.
Step 11: Sweeten
Add the white sugar to sprinkle in a deep tray. Place fritters in sugar pan while hot and greasy, tossing to coat each fritter with sugar.
Step 12: Fill and… Enjoy!
Make a small but deep cut in the side of each donut. Fill a pastry bag with the blackberry jam and proceed to fill the fritters.
Eat them hot…!
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