Istrian Fritule

Istrian Fritule
(original recipe)

500 g flour
20 g fresh yeast
2 egg yolks
80 g raisins
zest of 1 lemon
50 g + 2 Tbsp sugar
20 g butter, melted
150-200 ml warm milk
50 ml rakija
5 g salt
about 500 ml oil for deep-frying
powdered sugar for dusting

Sift flour into a bowl. Add egg yolks, raisins, salt, 50 g sugar, butter, grated lemon zest and 25 ml rakija. In a large glass dissolve yeast with 100 ml milk and 2 Tbsp sugar, cover and let rise to fill the glass. Than add yeast to the flour and add enough milk so you get soft dough. Let it rest covered for about 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a deep pan. Takes pieces of the dough with a teaspoon and drop into hot oil. Fry on all sides until golden. Take them out on a paper towel to drain the excess oil.

After you have fried all the fritule, pour the rest of rakija over, transfer into a serving bowl and dust with powdered sugar.