Photo: Fried Pastries With Wine Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
For the Syrup:
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 whole cloves
- 2 strips orange zest
- 1 bay leaf
For the Pastries:
- 1 1/4cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Grated zest of 2 oranges
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- Vegetable oil, for frying Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds
Directions
Make the syrup: Bring the wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves, orange zest and bay leaf to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring; cook until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely. Discard the bay leaf.
Make the pastries: Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add 1/2 cup water, the egg, orange zest and juice and whisk until just combined. Transfer the batter to a plastic squeeze bottle.
Heat 1 1/2 inches vegetable oil in a shallow pot over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 380 degrees F. Squeeze the batter into the oil into 2-inch rounds; fry, turning once, until puffed and golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar and top with pomegranate seeds and the wine syrup.
Photograph by Anna Williams
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