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1909

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Presented as published in 1909. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Spread upon it, at regular intervals, small quantities (about the size of a large walnut) either of stewed fruit or jamHot Viennese Fritters. Moisten slightly ; cover with a second layer of paste, of the same size and thickness as the former ; press upon it with the back of a round cutter, so as to ensure the joining of the two layers of paste, and then stamp the whole out with an even cutter two and a half inches in diameter. Set the fritters on a tray covered with a flour-dusted piece of linen ; let the paste ferment for thirty minutes, and then fry them in plenty of hot fat. Drain them ; sprinkle them with icing sugar and dish them on a napkin. N.B.—These fritters may be accompanied by frothy sauces, flavoured with vanilla, lemon, orange, coffee, or kirsch, &c., the type of which is the Sabayon with cream. 2426—COLD VIENNESE FRITTERS Roll out a piece of the paste prescribed, which should be kept somewhat soft, and stamp it out with a round cutter two and a half inches in diameter. Set half of these roundels of paste on buttered sheets of paperCold Viennese Fritters, lying on trays; garnish them either with stewed fruit or jam ; slightly moisten their edges; cover them with the remaining roundels of paste, and let the paste ferment for thirty minutes. A few minutes before serving, grasp the ends of the sheets of paper; plunge the fritters into plenty of hot fat, and withdraw the sheets of paper as soon as the fritters fall from them. 718 GUIDE TO MODERN COOKERY Drain them as soon as they begin to colour; and plunge them immediately into a light, hot syrup, flavoured as fancy may dictate. Withdraw them as soon as they are beginning to be saturated, and serve them cold. N.B.—In the case of either of these two methods ot serving Viennese fritters, the latter, which are served under the name of “fritters 4 la Dauphine,” may be garnished with fruit sa/pzcons or cream preparations. SOUFFLED FRITTERS 2427—ORDINARY SOUFFLED FRITTERS Put one pint of water, three and a half oz. of butter, a pinch of salt and two pinches of sugar into a saucepan. Boil; take the utensil off the fire in order to add two-thirds lb. of sifted flour, and mix up the whole. Then dry this paste as directed for pate a choux (No. 2373); and finish it, away from the fire, with seven eggsOrdinary Souffled Fritters, added one by one. Flavour according to taste. Take this paste in portions, the size of small walnuts; put these portions in moderately hot fat, and gradually increase the heat of the latter, so as to ensure the rising of the paste. When the fritters are quite dry outside, drain them ; dish them on a napkin, and sprinkle them with icing sugar. 2428—SOUFFLED FRITTERS ‘‘EN SURPRISE” Prepare the fritters exactly like the preceding ones. When taking them out of the fat, open them slightly and garnish them, by means of the piping-bagSouffled Fritters 'En Surprise', either with stewed fruit, jam, a very fine, thickened sa/pzcon of fruit, or some kind of cream, especially frangipan or pastry cream. VARIOUS FRITTERS 2429—PINEAPPLE FRITTERS ‘‘A LA FAVORITE” Cut the pineapple into roundels, one-third inch thick ; cut each roundel in two; sprinkle the half-discs with sugar and kirsch, and let them macerate for thirty minutes. Then dry them and dip them into a very thick and almost cold frangipan cream, combined with chopped pistachios. Set the cream-coated roundels on a trayPineapple Fritters 'A La Favorite', and let them cool completely. ENTREMETS 719 A little while before serving, detach the roundels from the tray; dip them in somewhat thin batter, and fry them in plenty of hot fat. Drain them ; sprinkle them with icing sugar; glaze them in a fierce oven, and dish them on a napkin, 2430—FRITTERS ‘‘A LA BOURGEOISE”’ Cut a stale brioche crown into slices, one-third inch thick, and dip these into fresh, sugared creamFritters 'A La Bourgeoise', flavoured according to fancy. Drain them ; dry them slightly ; dip them into thin batter, and fry them in very hot fat.