Honey Orange Fritters
From shirleyoma 16 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Airy fritters tinged with orange. Fritters are a fitting ending to an all-fried-food menu, or to any meal for that matter, this recipe uses honey, giving these yeasty, light bites a sweet taste. Special equipment: You'll need a deep-frying/candy thermometer, a pair of tongs, and a bamboo skimmer. Read more Game plan: If you want supercrisp fritters, keep the honey a bowl for your guests to dip and garnish as they please. This recipe is pareve. See less
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast shopping list
- 5 teaspoons honey (bright floral honeys are best here: orange blossom, thyme, or fireweed) shopping list
- 3/4 cup warm water (about 105°F to 115°F) shopping list
- 1 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt shopping list
- 2 large egg whites shopping list
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon orange flower water (I use Orange flavoring) shopping list
- Olive and canola oil, for frying shopping list
- powdered sugar, for dusting shopping list
How to make it
- Combine yeast and 1 teaspoon of the honey with warm water in a small bowl. Let sit until mixture starts to bubble, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together flour, orange zest, and salt until combined.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites on high until they are glossy and stiff, about 3 minutes; set aside.
- Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add yeast mixture, olive oil, and orange flower water. Gently stir ingredients together until just incorporated.
- Carefully fold in whipped egg whites until just incorporated (be careful not to overmix-the batter will be slightly lumpy). Cover the bowl with a cloth and leave in a warm spot until contents look very frothy and have doubled in volume, about an hour.
- Fill a large heavy-bottomed pot fitted with a deep-frying thermometer with 3 inches of oil (1/2 olive, 1/2 canola) and heat to 360°F over medium heat. Line a baking sheet with paper towels and set aside. Working in batches, drop rounded tablespoons of dough into hot oil. (Don't worry about making perfect spheres-crunchy little tails trailing off the fritters are part of the fun.)
- Fry until honey-gold, turning as needed with tongs, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to the paper towel–lined baking sheet. Periodically skim any stray bits of dough out of oil. Repeat until all dough has been fried.
- Dust fritters generously with powdered sugar and assemble on a serving plate. Drizzle with remaining honey, and serve.
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