Ingredients
- 18 apricots
- 12 almonds (whole)
- 1,400 ml vegetable oil
- 120 ml water
- 65 gr cornstarch
- 65 gr unbleached all-purpose flour
- 45 gr melted butter
- 38 gr sugar
- 30 gr rum (white)
- 16 ml water
- 2 gr baking powder
- 1 gr salt
- 1 gr cinnamon
Confectioners' sugar RINSE THE APRICOTS, slit the sides and remove the pits with a small spoon, leaving the apricots intact. Replace each pit with an almond. Place the apricots in a bowl and sprinkle the slit sides with the rum. For the batter, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk in the water, then the melted butter. Pour the oil into a 4 litre pan and heat it to 180ºC . With a fork, dip the apricots into the batter and add to the hot oil 3 or 4 at a time, frying them about 6 or 7 minutes, until the batter is a deep golden and the apricots are cooked, but still firm. Drain the fritters on absorbent paper as they are fried and keep them warm in a 150ºC oven. To serve, sprinkle the fritters generously with confectioners' sugar.
