Calabrian Crispelle Fritters with Anchovies

Calabrian Crispelle Fritters with Anchovies

Growing up in an Italian household Calabrian Crispelle Fritters were a staple at Christmas time! My favorite were Crispelle with Anchovies, but there were also donut shaped crispelle for those that didn't fancy a fishy taste.

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Prep Time 1

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1 15

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Italian

Servings people

Calories 209 kcal

Ingredients

8 ½ oz potatoes boiled, mashed [about 3 small potatoes]
4 cups flour
1 tbsp dry yeast
½ tsp salt
2 cups water warm
2 oz anchovies 1 small tin
33 oz vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

Combine warm water with yeast. Let stand for 5 minutes until it bubbles.
Add flour, mashed potato and salt and mix well. The dough should resemble pizza dough but a little more sticky.
Let rise for an hour.
When ready, heat about 1 quart of oil to 350 degrees to fry the crispelle.
Test oil is hot by frying a little piece of dough. Have a bowl of water near you to soak your fingers so that the dough doesn't stick to your hands.
If you are using anchovies, dry them on a paper towel so that they are not greasy and the crispelle dough sticks and closes when you fold it. Otherwise the crispelle will open up when frying.
Soak your fingers in the bowl of water and grab some dough with your hands. You can make ring crispelle if you are not using anchovies. Make rings by grabbing the dough stretching and making an opening in the middle then place them in fryer.
If you are using anchovies, wet your gingers and grab the dough. Lay the dough flat in your hand, place anchovy in the middle, then grab on end and flip over, grab another end and flip over keep stretching and flipping dough until you have covered anchovy. Make sure the crispelle is sealed and you don't see any anchovy poking out.
Let fry until the underneath is golden, then flip and remove once hard on outside and golden. Let rest on a paper towel to soak the excess oil.

Notes

Tips

Have a bowl of water near you just before you grab some dough. This will help keep the dough from sticking to your hands.

Place just fried crispelle on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Keep warm for that just fried taste.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 209kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 7gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 2gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 3mg

Keyword Christmas, fish, street food

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