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Overnight cinnamon sugar fritters

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Overnight cinnamon sugar fritters

Name: Overnight cinnamon sugar fritters
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 20-30
Ingredients: 500ml milk; 75g light brown soft sugar; 3½ tsp active dry yeast; 1 egg beaten; 700g plain flour; 75g butter melted; vegetable oil for deep-frying; cinnamon sugar for sprinkling; yogurt, ice cream or golden syrup, to serve (optional)

Published: October 4, 2022 at 4:57 PM

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Makes 20-30

Easy

Prep: 2 hrs

Cook: 30 mins

plus overnight proving

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Make this dough the night before so you can fry these fresh in the morning. An overnight prove means you won't have to knead the dough to develop the gluten.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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500ml milk
75g light brown soft sugar
3½ tsp active dry yeast
1 egg

beaten
700g plain flour
75g butter

melted
vegetable oil

for deep-frying
cinnamon sugar

for sprinkling
yogurt, ice cream or golden syrup, to serve

(optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal147
fat5g
saturates2g
carbs21g
sugars3g
fibre1g
protein3g
salt0.07g

Method

step 1

Mix the milk, sugar, yeast, egg and flour together until it comes together into a dough – don’t worry if it isn't smooth. Cover and leave to prove for 1 hr at room temperature, then stir in the melted butter with a wooden spoon or spatula. Cover again, transfer to the fridge and leave to prove overnight.
step 2

The next day, remove the dough from the fridge and leave to come to room temperature for 1 hr before frying. Fill a wide, deep frying pan no more than a third full with oil and heat until a pinch of dough starts to sizzle as soon as it's dropped in. Fry 3-4 dessert-spoon-sized scoops of dough at a time until browned, about 1-2 mins, then flip over and repeat on the other side. Alternatively, spoon the mixture into a piping bag, snip off the end and pipe directly into the hot oil. Remove the cooked fritters to a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain, and repeat until all the dough has been used. If needed, keep warm in a low oven while you fry the rest.
step 3

Tip the hot fritters into a heatproof bowl, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and gently toss to coat. Serve hot.

Tip: You can add other flavours to this dough such as cocoa, chocolate chips, grated apple or mashed banana.

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