Buñuelos de viento

Procedimento

1. 01
   Passaggio 1Boil milk and butter

   Boil the milk and butter with the orange zest, a pinch of salt and 50 g of sugar.

   Nota

   Cinnamon sticks are optional.

   latteburroscorza di aranciasalezucchero
2. 02
   Passaggio 2Add flour and yeast

   Add the flour and baking powder and stir over the heat until a dough forms that pulls away from the walls.

   farina di granolievito per dolci
3. 03
   Passaggio 3Beat in eggs

   Remove the pot from the heat and add the eggs one at a time, stirring constantly.

   uovo
4. 04
   Passaggio 4Rest the dough30 min

   Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes inside a piping bag.

5. 05
   Passaggio 5Heat the frying oil

   Heat plenty of sunflower oil for frying to 170º.

   olio di girasole
6. 06
   Passaggio 6Shape and fry fritters

   If you don't have a piping bag, take two dessert spoons, grease them with cold oil so the dough doesn't stick, shape round fritters and fry them in not-too-large batches, since the dough grows a lot when fried.

   olio di girasole
7. 07
   Passaggio 7Move the fritters

   Keep moving the fritters while they fry so they puff up.

8. 08
   Passaggio 8Drain on paper

   Drain the fritters on absorbent paper.

9. 09
   Passaggio 9Coat in cinnamon sugar

   Roll the still-warm fritters in a mixture of sugar and ground cinnamon.

   Nota

   Anise can be sprinkled on the fritters once finished.

   zuccherocannella
10. 10
    Passaggio 10Cool or serve

    Let them cool, or eat them freshly made, as you prefer.