Fritule

For those with a sweet tooth, here is something to try! Fritule is a dessert-oriented Croatian national cuisine. It is made up of miniature fried pastry balls filled with rum and raisins, similar to doughnuts.

Fritule is a traditional Croatian Christmas dish that is powdered with icing sugar and served with orange peel and lemon zest, or even chocolate sauce. Fritule can be found in restaurants and street booths all around Croatia, but it originated in Dalmatia. Nothing beats buying some of these delectable Croatian treats from a market booth and strolling around one of the country's stunning bays.

Ingredients:

• An egg
• 1 cup of yogurt
• 1 to 2 cups of flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp of baking powder
• 1 tbsp rum or brandy
• 2 tbsp sugar
• Raisins (optional)

Instructions:

• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of batter into hot oil and cook 2 or 3 at a time, rotating with a slotted spoon as needed, until brown, about 4-5 minutes.
• Use paper towels to absorb excess liquid and dust with confectioners' sugar.