Ricotta Doughnuts

Hello Dear Reader,

Lovely Hubby had bought a large quantity of real ricotta a little while ago, you know the ones sold in a colander and vacuum sealed. I had popped it on the shopping list as I wanted some to serve with a slow cooked beef ragu I was making and as it was a new line Aldi are now stocking, he bought that one instead on the little container of, not so traditional, ricotta. I've always wondered what the difference was.

That left me with a lot of ricotta to use up, so I baked some with fennel, chilli and oregano and then there was exactly one cup left! What to do with one cup of fresh ricotta? Make Ricotta Doughnuts of course.

I love this super simple recipe, just mix a few ingredients together and lightly fry spoonfuls till golden. They are indeed just like little light doughnuts, with a lovely texture and flavour. I served them simply with a sprinkle of icing sugar and ice cream, but I think they would be even more delicious served with this sauce, just saying.

Make them today, you'll be so glad you did!

Ingredients for Ricotta Doughnuts, clockwise from left-1 cup plain flour, 3 tablespoons of milk of choice (I used Cocoquench) 1 cup of ricotta, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1 tablespoon of sugar

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and baking powder, and in a jug whisk together the ricotta and milk

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and using a butter knife, mix to combine, you will have a wet and sticky dough. Let dough rest for up to one hour if you can

Heat oil in a small saucepan till very hot and add heaped teaspoons of dough to hot oil

The little dough balls will turn themselves over but sometimes they need a little encouragement, they are ready when they are floating and have turned a golden brown

Pop onto some paper towel to absorb any excess oil, then sieve over icing sugar and serve immediately

Crunchy, light, golden balls of dough. Simple and so delicious.

Watch them disappear.

Have a lovely day,

💗Fi

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