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Friganele (fried dough bites)

Small bites of soft kefir dough, fried until golden and lightly crisp, then dusted with sugar. Eaten as an afternoon snack or at breakfast, often warm with tea.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
  2. Add the eggs, vanilla and kefir, then stir with a spoon until you have a soft, sticky dough. Cover and rest for 15 minutes.
  3. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan to 170 °C (a drop of dough should sizzle gently).
  4. Using two spoons, scoop walnut-sized pieces of dough and drop them into the oil.
  5. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes, turning them, until they are golden and puffed.
  6. Drain on kitchen paper, dust with icing sugar and serve warm.

Variations and tips

Kids' version. Roll the bites in vanilla sugar instead of icing sugar for a sweeter taste.

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