Description
This recipe makes quite a few favette, but it works well sizing it down to half, too. They are traditionally (and delicious) fried, of course, but if you have troubles with deep-frying, you can try and bake them. Those in the pictures are baked and just as lovely.
Ingredients
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- 6 eggs
- 6 Tbsp white granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 4 Tbsp grappa or anise licor (optional)
- 2/3 cup hot water
- 2/3 cup warm milk
- 1/2 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (about 500 gr)
- Vegetable oil or lard, for frying
- Granulated sugar or icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Wishk the eggs with the sugar until eggs are light yellow and fluffy.
- Stir in the melted butter and whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, mix the water, milk, licor and the lemon juice and zest.
- Add the liquids to the egg mixture and stir until the mixture is well-combined.
- In a third bowl, mix the sifted flour with baking powder.
- Start spooning the flour into the wet ingredients, stirring at every addition.
- As the dough starts to form, drop the spoon and start kneading it by hand.
- Keeo adding flour until you can form a ball that holds together without being too solid – a bit sticky is fine.
- Transfer the dough over a dusted working surface.
- Devide the ball of dough into eight parts.
- Make long, thin strips of dough out of each part.
- Using a sharp knife, cut 2-inch bits of dough, roll them into balls.
- Fried Favette:
- Heat the oil in a deep skillet over medium heat.
- When hot (180°C/360°F), add a handful of favette, and fry them until deeply golden. You can do this by using a deep-frying machine, too.
- Remove them with a sieve and let them cool on kitchen towels to absorb the oil in excess. Repeat until you have finished your dough.
- When the favette have cooled down, roll them in sugar (icing or granulated).
- Baked favette:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).
- Place the bits of dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes.
- Remove and let cool before rolling in sugar.
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Italian