Pumpkin fritters widely consumed sweets all over the world. This fruit, also called au Yama or squash depending on the country contains highly beneficial properties for health, such as the ability to stimulate pancreas function and help regulate blood sugar levels. In addition, it strengthens the immune system, fights constipation, protects the heart, and prevents cataracts, among other advantages.
Stay and discover how to make fluffy pumpkin fritters for any occasion. Let’s cook!
Ingredients to make Pumpkin Fritters:
- 125 grams of wheat flour
- 300 grams of roasted or cooked pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder or Royal type chemical yeast
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1 pinch of salt
- 25 grams of sugar
How to make Pumpkin Fritters:
- To make the easy pumpkin fritters recipe, first gather all the ingredients to make the pumpkin fritters recipe.
- Make a puree with the pumpkin previously cooked in the oven or in boiling water. You can use a blender, food processor, or electric hand mixer to make this.
- Add the sugar, wheat flour and baking powder. Mix the ingredients well so that they are integrated and you can make the dough for the au Yama fritters.
- Add the pinch of salt and orange zest. Keep mixing with a spoon to integrate these last ingredients.
- Separate the whites from the egg yolks and beat the whites until stiff. Then, add these two ingredients to the dough for the easy pumpkin fritters and stir making enveloping movements in order to obtain uniform dough.
- Tip: it is important that the movements we make when mixing are smooth to prevent the whites from reducing their volume.
- The ideal is to obtain a homogeneous mass.
- Heat a deep frying pan with enough oil to fry.
- With the help of a spoon and when the oil is hot, pour in some of the sweet pumpkin fritter dough and let it fry for a couple of minutes on each side.
- Trick: you can fry several pumpkin fritters at the same time, always keeping in mind that there must be a separation between them. The baked pumpkin fritters are also delicious.
- Remove them to a plate with absorbent paper to remove excess fat.
- Serve the pumpkin fritters adding icing sugar sprinkled on top if you like it that way. I hope you enjoy it!
