Portuguese Sonhos de Natal Cinnamon Sugar Fritters

What you need

• 200 ml (3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) water
• 75 g (5 tbsp) butter, cut into pieces
• 2 pieces lemon peel, wide strips, pith removed
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 200 g (1 2/3 cups) all-purpose flour, sifted
• 5 large eggs, lightly beaten
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Put the water, butter, lemon peel and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil so the butter melts completely.

2. 2

   Take out the lemon peel and pull the pan off the heat.

3. 3

   Tip in all the flour at once and beat hard with a wooden spoon until the dough forms a smooth ball that leaves the sides of the pan.

4. 4

   Return the pan to low heat and stir for 1-2 min to dry the dough a little.

5. 5

   Move the dough to a mixing bowl and let it cool for 10-15 min, stirring now and then.

6. 6

   Beat in the eggs in 5 additions, mixing well after each one, until the dough is glossy and falls from the spoon in a thick ribbon that holds a point.

7. 7

   Heat oil at least 6 cm (2 1/2 in) deep in a heavy pot over medium heat until a small blob of dough sizzles and rises straight away.

8. 8

   Dip two spoons in the oil and use them to drop heaped teaspoons of dough into it, a few at a time.

9. 9

   Fry, turning them, until puffed, cracked and deep golden all over. Prick each one with a fork while it fries so the inside cooks through.

10. 10

    Lift them onto paper towels to drain.

11. 11

    Mix the sugar and cinnamon and roll the warm sonhos in it until coated. Serve the same day.

Imported from e-konomista.pt. Recipe Grab pulled out what you need to cook it; the video stays where its author put it.