Ingredients
2 cups sifted flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon mace
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 cup milk
Vegetable oil for deep frying
For dusting
Powdered sugar [flavored with anise, optional]
Directions
Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and mace.
Beat the eggs, sugar, and oil until thick.
Stir in the milk, then the flour mixture.
Beat until very smooth.
Cover with a towel and let stand 15 minutes.
Heat the fat to 370 degrees F.
Drop the batter into it by the tablespoon, a few at a time.
Fry until browned, about 4 minutes.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain.
Sprinkle with sugar, flavored with anise, if you like.
MAKES: ABOUT 3 DOZEN.
Notes
The recipe in this entry was taken from "The Pleasures of Italian Cooking" by Romeo Salta, with an Introduction by Myra Waldo, photographs by Roberto Caramico, assisted by John Ciofalo. The book was published in New York by The MacMillan Company in 1962. For the complete copyright-free cook book visit www.archive.org.... Photo: Mary Melfi. |
