PestiÑos Andaluces (Andalusian Crullers)

Name: PestiÑos Andaluces (Andalusian Crullers)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 lemon, juice and zest of, grated; 4 tablespoons milk; 6 tablespoons olive oil; 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup anise-flavored liqueur (or any dry liqueurif anise is unavailable(Sambuca Romana); 4 cups flour; olive oil (for frying, about 3/4 cup); 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water

Submitted by Nana Lee

"Frying time is a guess, depending on how many you fry at a time. Source: The Spanish Cookbook by Barbara Norman, Published by Bantam Books, Inc., 1966, P 166"

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 3 dozen

ingredients

1 lemon, juice and zest of, grated
4 tablespoons milk
6 tablespoons olive oil
¹⁄₈ teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ cup anise-flavored liqueur (or any dry liqueurif anise is unavailable(Sambuca Romana)
4 cups flour
olive oil (for frying, about 3/4 cup)
SYRUP
³⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup water

directions

CRULLERS:
Put grated rind, lemon juice, milk, cinnamon, salt, 4 tablespoons anise liqueur, and 6 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl. Mix well.
Stir in flour until dough is stiff(up to 4 cups of flour).
Let dough rest 1 hour in a cool place.
Divide dough into four parts and roll out very thin on a lightly floured surface.
Cut it into rectangles about 3 by 2-inches.
Heat frying oil to the verge of smoking.
Roll up the rectangles and fry them, a few at a time, in the hot oil.
Drain on a rack or brown paper.
SYRUP:
Make a syrup by melting 3/4 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water.
When it bubbles and starts to thicken, add 1/4 cup anise liqueur.
Dip the fried crullers in the hot liquid and drain them on a rack.
Sprinkle with sugar while still warm.
Let them cool before serving.

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