Venetian Frittelle
If you are in town during Venetian Carnival you can't miss the exquisite typical Carnival specialty: the venetian frittella!
In the Serenissima times frittelle were produced and sold by the “fritoleri”.
Today every coffee and pastry shops turn out freshly home made frittelle, traditional sweets which are the symbol of the Venetian Carnival...
Today every coffee and pastry shops turn out freshly home made frittelle, traditional sweets which are the symbol of the Venetian Carnival...
Venetian frittelle are easy to prepare ...and delicious to taste!
Here's our traditional recipe to make your own traditional sweets...
Here's our traditional recipe to make your own traditional sweets...
Ingredients for 4 people:
12 g of beer yeast
200 g of flour
40 g of raisans
40 g of pinoli nuts
40 g di candied fruits
ca. 350 g of seed oil
40 g of sugar
16 g of icing sugar
ca. 0,5 of grappa or rum
Preparation:
Dissolve yeast with a little warm water and sugar. Add grappa and then flour adding water when needed. Mix well until there are no air bubbles on the surface. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place. When the mix has doubled in size, add raisans, candied fruits and pinoli. Heat oil and cook draining each doughnut on paper towels. Arrange in a pyramid form and sprinkle with icing sugar. Serve hot.
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Carnival is one of the oldest traditional feasts of Venice, rooted in the
history and the culture of the most unique city in the world.
Re-launched
two decades ago, thanks to its mix of transgression, art, and fun, today the
Carnival of Venice is considered by its inhabitants and tourists as an event
not to be missed.
Venice Carnival 2010
Next edition of Venice Carnival will take place February 6th to 16th 2010.
After the great success for this year edition, Carnival "Sensation 2009", attended by more than a thousand visitors, it's confirmed for next year the artistic direction of Marco Balich.
When: From Feb-6-2010 To Feb-16-2010
Where: Venezia, vari luoghi della città
Where: Venezia, vari luoghi della città
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