Oreillette Carnival Fritters

Before starting this Oreillette Fritters recipe, make sure you have organised all the necessary ingredients.

In the food mixer bowl, place the flour.

Add the salt, the egg...

... rum...

... oil...

... butter and orange blossom water.

Mix with the dough hook until the dough ball is soft and elastic.

Add some more orange blossom water if necessary.

Set the dough ball aside, placed between two tea towels...

... to avoid a crust forming.

Divide the dough into about 15 balls, to the desired size. Cover the balls with a tea towel for 15 minutes.

Flatten the balls with a rolling pin and make thin layers. Set aside for a further 15 minutes.

Cover with a tea towel to avoid the formation of a crust.

When the deep fryer oil is hot, , take a fritter with both hands and stretch as mush as possible...

... and immerse in oil.

When one side is golden, flip the fritter...

... then using two forks, remove the fritters from the oil and hold vertically to strain over a tray or paper towel.
Sprinkle both sides of each fritter with castor sugar or icing sugar.