Name: Galani (Venetian Carnival Fritters)
Yield: Makes about 50 small galani
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups vegetable oil for frying; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; Confectioners’ sugar for sprinkling

Preparation info

Makes about
50
small

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

These little knots of delicate fried dough are similar to bugnes, but more elaborate both in flavor and in presentation.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
½

Method

In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, and salt with a medium rubber spatula. Whisk in one egg, then the other; the mixture may appear separated—that’s all right. Use the rubber spatula to stir in the flour and form a soft dough.
Scrape the dough onto a floured work surface, and using a bench scraper or spatula, fold it over on itself several times.