Ricotta Fritters with Honey

Name: Ricotta Fritters with Honey (Frittelle di Ricotta con Miele)
Yield: Serves 8 (makes about 24)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 35 g sultanas; 500 g well-drained ricotta; 3 egg yolks; 100 g castor sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 75 g plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; finely grated zest of 1 orange; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 50 g dark chocolate, coarsely grated; 35 g pine nuts, toasted; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 1 cup (360 g) millefiori honey or other honey, for serving; 1 cup (360 g) millefiori honey or other honey, for serving

Frittelle di Ricotta con Miele

Preparation info

Serves
8
(makes about 24)

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Sardinian Cookbook

By Giovanni Pilu and Roberta Muir

Published 2012

About

These little fritters are crisp and dark on the outside and very soft on the inside. Serve them with a spoonful of mascarpone or a scoop of Sheep’s Milk Yoghurt Ice Cream, if you like.

Ingredients

35 g sultanas
500 g well-drained ricotta
3

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Vegetarian
Sardinia
Mediterranean

Method

Cover sultanas with warm water and set aside for about 30 minutes to reconstitute them; drain and pat dry.

Press ricotta through a fine sieve into a bowl. Using a wooden spoon, beat in egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.

Sift flour and baking powder together, then sift over ricotta mixture in bowl and fold in. Fold in orange and lemon zests, chocolate, pine nuts