makes
100
prep
15 minutes
cook
25 minutes
difficulty
Easy
makes
100
serves
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
25
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, diced
- 1 orange, peeled, diced
- 4 eggs
- 180 g caster sugar, plus extra, to serve
- 30 ml grappa (see Note)
- 30 ml rum
- 30 ml fortified wine (such as sherry or port)
- 160 g (1 cup) sultanas
- 16 g sachet lievito vanigliato (see Note)
- 400 g (2⅔ cups) plain flour
- sunflower oil, to shallow-fry
Instructions
In a food processor, process diced apples and orange to a paste. Add eggs and process to combine. Add sugar, alcohol and a pinch of salt and process to combine. Transfer to a bowl and stir in sultanas and lievito vanigliato. Gradually stir in flour.
Fill a large frying pan one-third full with oil and heat over medium heat to 180ºC (or until a cube of bread turns golden in 10 seconds). Using a teaspoon, spoon balls of mixture into the oil and cook in batches for 2 minutes or until golden all over; they should begin to flip themselves over in the oil once cooked. Drain on paper towel and toss in extra sugar while warm.
Notes
• Grappa is a fragrant Italian pomace brandy, available from select bottle shops.
• Lievito vanigliato, a mixture of baking powder and vanilla, is available from Italian delis.
Photography by Brett Stevens. Food preparation by Amira Georgy. Styling Berni Smithies.
As seen in Feast magazine, August 2014, Issue 34.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
