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Posted on 06/30/2009 10:36:59 PM PDT by JustAmy
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Here’s an easy treat, we often cooked them on the picnic table outdoors to keep the heat out of the house. Must of fed half the kids in the neighborhood on these.
Carnival Fritters
Ingredients
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon. salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 egg
2 tablespoons grappa (a fragrant grape-based pomace brandy of between 37.5% and 60% alcohol by volume (75 to 120 US proof), of Italian origin)
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Confectioners sugar for dusting
Instructions
In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt.
In a large bowl, combine the butter, egg, and grappa.
Add the dry ingredients and stir until the dough is stiff.
Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, (about 1 minute.)
Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough in half.
Roll out each half as thinly as possible.
With a pastry cutter, cut into 4” x 1-1/2” strips.
In a deep fryer or saucepan, heat oil to 350 degrees F.
Working in batches, add the strips to the oil and fry until puffed and golden, (1-2 minutes.)
Using a slotted spoon, to transfer Fritters to paper towels to drain.
When completely cool, dust with confectioner sugar.
Best when served immediately, but they can be stored at room temperature for a few days.
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Lamh Foistenach Abu!
I would love to have known what went on that night for me to wake up in the morning and see them like they're BFF after previous mornings of yelling and throwing. 8^)
Your Native American Prayer at #2689 is so pretty, jaycee, as is your poem and graphic in post #2691, yorkie.
Thank you both for your many lovely posts every day.
Thanks, Kitty - that little dog is sure fussing at the big one, isn't he!
Good afternoon, Billie. Thank you for today's Opening. You did a beautiful job with FH's poem. Thank you again.
Thanks, Amy - and thank you for asking me to illustrate it.
Hope the first part of your vacation is going well today - bet you're all singing car songs and playing car games! Stay cool, and stay safe on this trip! "See" you when you get back.
UGH! I HATE those things! I was stung by a scorpion when I was a little girl, and I won’t ever forget how it felt. The sting hurt, but I remember afterwards being sick at my stomach - guess it was the poison. I can’t think of one redeeming quality a stinging scorpion has! LOL
It's wide, too! LOL
Beautiful graphic with that lone red heart among the delicate wisps of whatever that is (looks almost like feathers) :)
What's its width times its length?
“Damned Yankee” land........they got the east coast nailed ;-)
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
That’s about right. :)
This is such a cute graphic!
Thanks Kitty and Meg - I thought that little woodpecker was just so beautiful, couldn’t wait to make a Red Friday graphic with it!
Thank you, jaycee. “Tweet, tweet, tweet”! Your little grpahics are so cute - Amy’s little place and Amy on vacation. :)
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