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Ingredients
- 1cup ricotta
- 2large eggs
- ½cup Italian 00 flour (note below)
- 1½teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- ½teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1tablespoon superfine sugar
- ½teaspoon vanilla extract
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 2teaspoons confectioners' sugar
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
234 calories; 17 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 10 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 14 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 6 grams protein; 185 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a medium bowl, combine ricotta and eggs, and mix until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. Mix again to make a smooth batter.
- Step 2
Fill a wide, shallow skillet with about ¾ inch of oil. Place over medium-high heat until a bit of batter sizzles when dropped in. Drop rounded teaspoons of batter into pan, 5 or 6 at a time. When batter puffs and undersides turn golden brown, after about 1 minute, flip kisses and allow to brown again for about 1 more minute. Transfer browned kisses to paper towels to drain, and continue until all batter is used.
- Step 3
Pile kisses in a rough pyramid on a serving plate. Pass confectioners' sugar through a small fine-meshed sieve evenly over baci. Serve immediately.
- Italian 00 flour is sold online or in most specialty food markets.
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Comments
These are fantastic. I used half cake flour and half regular white unbleached flour and they turned out beautifully; I was also generous with the ricotta. They cook quickly, so must keep an eye on them.
These are very light and delicious. The batter/dough is very soft...kinda hard to get in rounded shape like the picture..but still very good. Would be interesting to add maybe 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips to this
Hmm ... recipe for 6? Wish I’d read that before my wife and I devoured the lot of them ...
Fabulous! I followed the recipe exactly. Used store bought ricotta. Piled them on a platter lined with paper towels and shook powdered sugar over them for a lovely presentation in the center of my table. Served with Nutella, honey, maple syrup, and a cinnamon sugar mix for dinner guests to choose their toppings. Huge hit!
As someone who has to be gluten free, I hoped that I could use 1:1 flour and can confirm it worked! Also played around with adding small pieces of apple and golden raisins to part of the batter - yum! Best eaten fresh and warm, but still delicious later.
This recipe is almost exactly the same as a recipe I got from a Sicilian lady who lived down the street from us in Astoria, NY. They came out perfectly. Nowadays I fry everything in my wok because there’s practically zero splatter and they fry up really fast. Delizioso!