Fritter Cookie Recipes - Lemon and Egg Fritters Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup/250 ml water

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup/125 g butter

• 1/4 cup/50 g superfine/caster sugar

• grated zest of 1 lemon

• 1 2/3 cups/250 g all purpose/plain flour

• 8 eggs

• 1-2 cups/250-500 ml olive oil for frying

• confectioners'/icing sugar, to dust

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Method:

1. Place the water, salt, butter, sugar, and lemon zest in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil.

2. When the water is boiling, add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon.

3. Continue cooking, stirring continuously, until the dough is thick and comes away from the sides of the saucepan.

4. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. When cool, stir in the eggs one at a time. The dough should be soft, but not runny. Set aside to rest for at least 1 hour.

5. Heat the oil in a deep sided frying pan until very hot, but not smoking. Use a  teaspoon to scoop up the dough and drop it into the hot oil.

6. Fry the fritters, a few at a time, until they are plump and golden brown. Remove the fritters from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

7. Keep warm. Repeat until all the dough has been used up. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and serve hot.