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Brac Fritule (Delicious Kind Of Pastry
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Ingredients:

- 1l of water
- 13 dag of sugar
- 1/2 a kilo of flour
- 1/2 a cup of slivovitz brandy
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 10 dag of sultanas
- grated rind of an orange
- vanilla sugar
- oil for frying
            
RECIPE:

Start boiling flour, sugar and salt together. Cook for about 15 minutes and stir. After it gets cool, pound the mixture with a wooden spoon or stir with a dough mixer. Add slivovitz brandy, sultanas, vanilla sugar and grated rind of an orange.
Then heat the oil to a medium heat in a large, wide saucepan. Roll a ball of the dough and place into the oil using a soupspoon. Before you place a ball of dough onto the spoon, dip the spoon into a cup of oil. In case fritule start falling apart, add more flour to the dough. Using a fork, rotate the balls to get an even color. Cook until golden brown. Lift fritule from the oil and allow draining on a paper towel. Place on a serving dish and sprinkle with sugar. Serve at room temperature, never hot.
 
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