Peruvian Picarones Pumpkin Fritters Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the lukewarm water and stir to dissolve.
• Add the sugar, egg, pumpkin, and salt; combine thoroughly.
• Add the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough becomes too stiff to beat with a wooden spoon.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead in enough of the remaining flour to prevent the dough from sticking to your fingers.
• Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes).
• Shape it into a ball and place in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
• Punch down the dough and tear off pieces, shaping into doughnut-like rings, about 3 inches in diameter.
• Heat about 1-inch of oil in a deep skillet and fry the fritters for about 5 minutes, turning them once, until crisp and golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with warm maple syrup.
• Makes 12 servings.

Steps:

• Lightly salt the grated pumpkin and put in a colander to drain for 1/2 an hour.
• Get out as much water as you can by squeezing the pumpkin between your hands, before proceeding with recipe.
• Lightly saute the onion and green onion in 1 tblsp olive oil in a non-stick skillet.
• In a bowl, combine the pumpkin with the onion and add the feta, egg and dill.
• When this is combined well, add the flour, a little at a time, until you have a very soft dough.
• Take a tablespoonful of the pumpkin dough and drop into a the flour you've put aside for dredging.
• Gently press down on the dough to give it a pillowey-disk shape.
• Turn over and dredge other side.
• Do this to a number of fritters (as many as you think will fit into your frying pan at one go without over-crowding).
• Heat oil (we use olive oil here in Greece, but a vegetable oil could be used instead) over medium heat and, when hot, add fritters.
• Fry until deep golden-brown on both sides.
• Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Repeat, using up remaining fritter dough.

Steps:

• Wash spinach leaves well, then chop into 1cm pieces. Place in bowl.
• Julienne green onions, add to bowl.
• Scramble eggs with a little milk and rest of ingredients.
• Mix egg mixture into vegetables and let sit 5 minutes.
• Drop by tablespoons into hot oil. When edges are lightly browned, turn over.
• Remove and drain on paper towel.