Fritelle di Patate

FRITELLE DI PATATE

INGREDIENTS

1 lb potatoes

10 oz self raising Flour

5 oz sugar

3 eggs

rind and juice of 1 orange

3 teaspoons baking powder

4 tablespoons of Rum

2 oz sultanas (optional)

METHOD

Boil, peel and mash the potatoes ( make sure that they are thoroughly mashed) and leave to cool.

Add eggs one at a time, pinch of salt, sugar, grated rind and juice of an orange, rum and finally the flour and baking powder. Mix all ingredients together and leave to rest for 1 hour.

Fry the fritters in a deep pan of oil or chipper using half a tablespoon of mixture for each fritter. Fry until golden brown on each side then drain on kitchen roll.

Serve dusted with caster/icing sugar either hot or cold.

If desired, you can fry half the mixture as above and then add 2oz of sultanas to the remaing mixture and fry.

Mrs G recipes 1985