Frite

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of white flour (as much as needed)
• lukewarm (to warm) water (as much as needed9
• 1 cube of kvass (can also be dry)
• grated rind of one local lemon
• 10 dag raisins (sliced dried figs can also be used)
• half a cup of sugar
• a teaspoon of salt
• fat for frying (can also use oil)

Preparation:

Pour warm water, salt, sugar (you can also add vanilla sugar), yeast and grated lemon zest into a round-bottomed container. Add flour and use a food processor to make a dough of medium thickness (thinner than for bread, thicker than for pancakes), then add raisins and let it stand for half an hour in a warm place. Shape the dough into balls with a spoon and place them in deep hot oil (or fat) until the fries turn yellow on all sides and place them on paper to drain the fat. Roll in granulated sugar ( grezi ).

Note:

Frites or fritters are the most widespread dessert in the entire Adriatic and are of course not typical only for the Zadar County. As with brudet, frites are made in every house on special occasions (obligatory for Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, carnival, Easter and for all celebrations), and there are countless variations. The dough for fritters is made with warm milk, and a couple of egg yolks are added. In many places in Dalmatia, it is mandatory to add a pint of brandy (vineyard) and rum or some liqueur (for example, pear brandy) to fries, and in some places even white wine is added instead of brandy. Furthermore, sometimes the frites are sprinkled with powdered sugar rather than granulated sugar. This recipe was recorded in Kolan on the island of Pag.