makes
18
prep
15 minutes
cook
35 minutes
difficulty
Mid
makes
18
serves
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
35
minutes
difficulty
Mid
level
Ingredients
- 250 ml (1 cup) milk
- 90 g unsalted butter, chopped, at room temperature
- 1 lemon, zested
- 125 g (½ cup) plain flour, sifted
- 3 eggs
- vegetable oil, to deep-fry
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 75 g (⅓ cup) white sugar
Chocolate custard
- 185 ml (¾ cup) milk
- 55 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 cinnamon quill
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 10 g unsalted butter, chopped
Chilling time 2 hours 30 minutes
Instructions
Bring milk, butter, lemon zest and a pinch of salt to the boil. Stir in flour. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes or until mixture starts to form into a ball. Remove from heat. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to cool.
To make custard, bring milk, chocolate, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla to the boil, stirring, over medium heat. Stand for 10 minutes, then strain. Wipe pan clean and reserve. Whisk egg and flour in a bowl and add chocolate mixture, whisking until combined. Return mixture to reserved pan over medium heat. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon for 3 minutes or until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. Stir in butter and transfer to a bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or until cold.
Fill a deep-fryer or large saucepan one-third full with vegetable oil. Heat over medium heat to 160°C (or until a cube of bread turns golden in 15 seconds). Working in 5 batches, drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the oil and fry, turning halfway, for 4 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Drain on paper towel. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a bowl, then toss fritters in cinnamon mixture.
Spoon custard into a piping bag with a small round nozzle. Insert into fritter and pipe custard into centre. Serve immediately.
As seen in Feast magazine, Feb 2012, Issue 6.
Photography by Brett Stevens.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
