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flour double-acting baking powder sugar salt eggs milk lemon rice pine nuts sultana raisins currants confectioners
Viewed: 40 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Pinch salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 lemon, zest grated
- 1/2 cup rice, cooked
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup sultana raisins
- 1/4 cup currants
- Confectioners' sugar, to taste
Method
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk and lemon zest.
- In 3 batches, add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, whisking well in between each addition.
- Fold in the rice, pine nuts, sultana raisins, and currants until they are evenly dispersed throughout the batter.
- Let the batter rest for 10 minutes while the oil heats.
- In a tall-sided pot, heat the olive oil to 375 degrees F. Drop the batter by the tablespoonful into the hot oil and cook until golden brown.
- Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on a plate lined with paper towels and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
