Pumpkin Fritters (Buñuelos de Calabaza)

Name: Pumpkin Fritters (Buñuelos de Calabaza)
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: Makes about 15 fritters
Ingredients: 14 oz cooked pumpkin (about 400 grams); 4 cups all-purpose flour (about 500 grams); 1.75 oz fresh yeast (about 50 grams); 1 1/2 cups reserved pumpkin cooking water (about 355 ml); 1 pinch salt; Olive oil for frying

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Sant Vicenç dels Horts

Delicious pumpkin fritters, a traditional treat from Valencia, especially popular during Las Fallas festival.

Tothom a la cuina @cook_4561502

Sant Vicenç dels Horts

Delicious pumpkin fritters, a traditional treat from Valencia, especially popular during Las Fallas festival.

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Ingredients

2 hours

Makes about 15 fritters

14 ozcooked pumpkin (about 400 grams)
4 cupsall-purpose flour (about 500 grams)
1.75 ozfresh yeast (about 50 grams)
1 1/2 cupsreserved pumpkin cooking water (about 355 ml)
1 pinchsalt
Olive oil for frying

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Steps

2 hours

1

Peel and cut the pumpkin into pieces, then boil until tender. Let it cool, then mash with a fork to make a purée.
2

In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in a little warm pumpkin cooking water.
3

Add the mashed pumpkin and a pinch of salt, then mix. Add the flour and the rest of the water, and knead the mixture by hand. Let the dough rest for about 30 minutes so it can rise.
4

Heat plenty of olive oil in a deep skillet. Once the oil is very hot, start frying the fritters.
5

Keep a bowl of water nearby to dip your fingers in, so the dough doesn't stick to your hands while shaping the fritters.
6

Place the fritters on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil.
7

The best way to enjoy them is sprinkled with sugar, and they're even better served with a cup of thick hot chocolate.