Cinnamon Pear Doughnuts
Pear chunks marinated in cherry liqueur, coated in crushed amaretti cookies and batter, deep-fried, and dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Ingredients
eggs
2
flour
250 g
cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp
milk
100 ml
oil
1 tbsp
pears (ripe)
3
fine sugar
2 tbsp
cherry brandy
3 tbsp
almond biscuits (crushed)
120 g
fine sugar (for decoration)
to taste
cinnamon powder (for decoration)
to taste
salt
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Separate the egg yolks and whites, set the whites aside. In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, and cinnamon powder. Make a well in the center, then add the egg yolks, milk, and oil in sequence, stirring with a spatula until the batter is smooth. Let rest for 2 hours.
2
Step 2
Peel the pears, cut them into quarters, and remove the cores. Marinate them in a mixture of cherry brandy and fine sugar for 30 minutes.
3
Step 3
Before making the doughnuts, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold them into the batter. Heat the frying oil. Dip the pear pieces in crushed almond biscuits, skewer them with a fork, coat with batter, and fry in hot oil.
4
Step 4
Place the fried doughnuts on paper towels to drain, then roll them in a mixture of fine sugar and cinnamon powder.
