italian donut fritters

i decided to make a lot of doughnuts while i was visiting my family in new york because they love doughtnuts. especially my nephew. he'll try to eat them all. i wanted to make these particular doughtnuts because they had ricotta cheese in them and i loove ricotta. they were sooooo delicious. i recommend u make them right now. NOW! they definitely taste better right when they're first made so i would suggest you leave some of the dough for later and fry them whenever you need a batch.

Oil, for deep frying

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 pound ricotta cheese

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 to 2 cups granulated or cinnamon sugar, for rolling

Heat the oil to 350 to 365 degrees F.



Combine all ingredients, except the rolling sugar, with an electric mixer until smooth. Drop by tablespoons into hot oil. Fry fritters until cooked thorough and golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.



Remove from oil with tongs and drain on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels. While still very hot, roll each ball in granulated or cinnamon sugar.