Flower of Acacia Fritters

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons brandy
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups acacia blossoms

Method

1. 1

   Beat egg whites with sugar and brandy; select tender fresh acacia flowers (elderberry blossoms are equally good) and put into a bowl with the beaten mixture.

2. 2

   Cover and let flowers steep 0.5 hour.

3. 3

   Dip them by spoonfuls into fritter batter and fry to a golden brown.

4. 4

   The batter must be thick enough to coat flowers with 1 immersion.

5. 5

   Drain on brown paper and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 160. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Y2 cups powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons of sweet white wine. FRENCH 373 Toss a little and allow sugar to melt to a syrup. Fill crust and serve. STRAWBERRY TART (Tarte aux F raises) Pour a cup of thick sugar syrup over a cup of strawberries and allow to stand 2 hours. Prepare and bake a pastry shell; brush it well with sugar syrup and dry in the warming oven; cool; fill with a layer of large ripe strawberries and strain the strawberry syrup over them. WONDERS (Merveilles) 2 cups butter 1 teaspoon soda 2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 6 eggs, beaten well 3% cups sifted cake flour Yi cup milk 54 CUP powdered sugar Cream butter and sugar, stir in eggs, add milk, soda and cinnamon, stir thoroughly and work in flour to a smooth dough. Roll out into thin sheets cut into narrow strips, twist into fancy shapes, and drop into deep boiling fat. When a rich mahogany color, remove, drain on brown paper, and dust with powdered sugar. 5 FRITTER BATTER (Pate a Frire) 1 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon brandy 1 teaspoon olive oil 3 tgg yolks, beaten 1 cup flour Y& teaspoon salt 3 egg whites beaten to a stiff froth Pour boiling water into a basin and beat into it the oil, flour, brandy and beaten egg yolks, being careful that no lumps form; add beaten whites last. A little more water may be added if necessary. The batter must be of the proper consistency to coat fruit when immersed in it. 374 THE EUROPEAN COOKBOOK FRITTERS BLENDED (Beignets a la Alliance) 4 apples Peach marmalade 4 tablespoons of sugar 20 peach halves Yi cup brandy Powdered sugar Core, peel, cut apples crosswise into 5 slices and let steep Y2 hour in sugar and brandy. Drain and spread on a cloth. Run a teaspoon of marmalade around center of each slice of apple, lay a peach-half over, press together and dip into fritter batter. Fry crisp and light brown. Powder with sugar, glaze quickly in hot oven and serve. FLOWER OF ACACIA FRITTERS (Beignets d' Acacia) 2 egg whites 4 tablespoons brandy l/i cup powdered sugar 2 cups acacia blossoms

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