German Fried Dough Bites

Ingredients

• 400 g wheat flour type 1050 (+2 tbsp for handling)
• 40 g raw cane sugar
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 30 g warm clarified butter
• 120 ml milk (3.5% fat)
• 300 ml plant-based frying oil
• 25 g powdered sugar from cane sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; add clarified butter, milk and 110 ml water and process with a hand mixer’s flat beaters into a smooth dough. Add more flour or liquid if needed. Let the dough rest for about 15 minutes.

2. 2.

   On a floured work surface roll the dough to about 0.5 cm thickness and cut into small squares with a side length of 2 cm.

3. 3.

   Heat oil in a pot to 170 °C and fry the dough pieces in the hot fat for 1–2 minutes until golden brown. Immediately pour some hot oil over the fried dough. Lift them out with a slotted spoon, drain on kitchen paper, let cool slightly and dust with powdered sugar before serving.