Frittula

"This is a fried pastry that my Croatian relatives make for special occasions. My grandmother, then my mother only made them for Christmas, but I have had them at weddings and other special family events at some of my cousins' homes. This recipe uses raisins, but some people use dates, prunes or other dried fruit. When I was young, my mom made these on Christmas Eve, and everyone got to help. After we grew up, she switched and would make them on Christmas day after church. That way we would all still be able to pitch in to help AND most important...eat some while they were still hot."
 
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Ready In:
3hrs
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
40-50 pieces
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ingredients

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directions

  • Dissolve yeast in 1 cup of warm water until it starts to foam.
  • Mix together eggs, oil, vanilla, salt and sugar.
  • Alternately add flour and warm water a little at a time until mixture is the consistency of pancake batter.
  • Add yeast water to flour mixture, stirring well.
  • Add raisins and mix well.
  • Let sit in warm place, covered until it rises fully, about 2 1/2 hours.
  • Drop by tablespoons full into hot oil.
  • Do not put too many at a time in oil.
  • Remove from oil when they pop back up to the surface and are a light golden brown.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Roll in granulated sugar while still warm.

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<p>My favorite cookbook, well I guess I have 3...The Way to Cook, by Julia Child, the Low Fat Living Cookbook and The California Wine Country Cookbook II. I am retired, due to no longer being able to work because of complications from the Crohns Disease I have lived with since 1971. For a while I didn't even do any cooking or knitting since the inflammatory arthrisis (secondary to the Crohns) was too painful in my hands and feet. Fortunately I am now on a drug protocol that seems to be working, but I am still not able to be as productive as I would like. Still can't work, but I am cooking and knitting again. My husband and I moved to Surprise, Arizona at the end of January 2005. My husband is retired from being in the wine business. I love to cook (and we love to eat) and am always looking for new recipies to try. Due to a slight blood sugar problem my husband has to stick to a diet that eliminates sugars and bad carbs, so I have had to modify a lot of the recipes we like. I love Recipezaar, as I have found so many good, healthy recipes here. I hope you enjoy the recipes that I post as much as I have enjoyed the new ones I've found here.</p>
 
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