Healthy Choice
To avoid consuming high calories of the oil used in the fried dough, dab it with paper towels before eating. You can also use the oven to bake the dough with minimal oil.
When it comes to food, children and their never-ending tantrums are well-known to all. But we are sure, fried doughs are something that every child will relish wholeheartedly. Elders, teens, and children― all like to have delicious fried doughs.
Be it during parties or family dinners, you can list in fried doughs in the menu, whenever you want. They can be had at any time of the day, as a main course or even as a dessert.
Here, we shall provide you with some interesting and lip-smacking recipes, which once made, will be repeatedly made in your kitchens.
Peanut Butter Fried Pizza Dough
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Ingredients
♨ Vegetable oil, 500 ml
♨ Powdered sugar, 500 g
♨ Ready-made pizza dough, 1
♨ Cinnamon powder, 1 tsp.
♨ Peanut Butter, 1 tbsp.
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Method
♨ Take a frying pan and pour in the oil. Heat the oil till it starts bubbling.
♨ Fry the dough until it becomes golden brown.
♨ According to your preference, you can glide some peanut butter or jelly on the fried dough.
♨ Sprinkle a pinch of powdered sugar and powdered cinnamon on the fried dough and serve warm.
Lemony Fried Dough Balls Without Yeast
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Ingredients
♨ Vegetable oil, 500 ml
♨ Flour, 300 g
♨ Powdered sugar, 100 g
♨ Eggs, 2
♨ Melted butter, 50 ml
♨ Baking powder, 2 tsp.
♨ Vanilla essence, 1 tsp.
♨ Lemon zest, ½ tsp.
♨ Salt, ½ tsp.
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Method
♨ Knead the dough with flour, salt, baking powder, lemon zest, vanilla essence, melted butter, powdered sugar, and eggs.
♨ Now you can roll out the dough into small lemon-sized balls.
♨ Fry the balls in a frying pan with vegetable oil, till they are golden brown.
♨ Once you remove the balls from the fryer, dab them with paper towels, sprinkle sugar powder, and bite into them.
Chocolate Chip Baked Dough
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Ingredients
♨ Vegetable oil, 500 ml
♨ Flour, 500 g
♨ Powdered sugar, 200 g
♨ Milk, 200 ml
♨ Melted butter, 40 ml
♨ Chocolate chips, ¾ cup
♨ Vanilla essence, ½ tsp.
♨ Salt, ½ tsp.
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Method
♨ Knead the dough with milk, vanilla, salt, sugar, chocolate chips, and melted butter.
♨ Make small balls out of the dough and line up these balls on parchment paper in a tray.
♨ Preheat the oven to 350˚F and bake till it cooks. This way, you can enjoy the delicacy without frying it in oil.
Indian Fried Dough (Jalebi)
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Ingredients
For the Dough
♨ All-purpose flour, 500 g
♨ Vegetable oil, 500 ml
♨ Lukewarm water, 200 ml
♨ Gram flour, 1 tsp.
♨ Powdered sugar, 1 tsp.
♨ Yeast, ½ tsp.
♨ Orange or yellow edible food color, ½ tsp.
For the Syrup
♨ Water, 300 ml
♨ Granulated sugar, 250 g
♨ Lemon juice, 2 tsp.
♨ Ground cardamom, a pinch
♨ Crushed saffron, a pinch
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Method
♨ Knead the all-purpose flour, powdered sugar, gram flour, food color, and yeast in a huge bowl. Do not forget to knead the dough with the quantity of oil and water mentioned in the list of ingredients. The dough should be soft without any lumps.
♨ The consistency of the batter should be slightly runny (ribbon consistency). Once this step is done, let the batter rest for about 20 to 25 minutes.
♨ In the meanwhile, prepare the syrup. Pour all the syrup ingredients in a huge saucepan and let the mixture boil for 8 to 10 minutes.
♨ Take a spoon and scoop out little amount of the batter into the scoop.
♨ Once you put the batter in oil, see if the batter changes color immediately. If it does, then the oil is too hot. However, if the batter surfaces up and starts to sizzle without changing color, then you are on the right path.
♨ Once you feel that the oil has attained the required temperature, immediately pour the Jalebi batter into a piping bag, having a pointed nozzle. Squeeze in the Jalebi batter into the oil, in a spiral form.
♨ Fry the Jalebi till it attains a golden-orange color and then with the help of tongs, transfer the Jalebis into the warm sugar syrup. Serve hot.
It would be a real sin to not try these celestial fried doughs. We know that these are way-y-y-y too delicious, and trying to share these dishes with your friends and family is a real task. But let them also know that you are a pro when it comes to cooking fried dough. Enjoy these recipes with one and all.
