How to Make Cinnamon Sonhos | Traditional Christmas Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 250 ml of water
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 pinch of salt
• 100 g of butter
• 150 g of wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• Oil for frying
• Powdered sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling

PREPARATION:

In a saucepan with water, add the lemon zest, a pinch of salt, and the butter. Bring to a boil.

Add the flour and cinnamon powder, remove the lemon zest, and stir constantly until you obtain a dough that comes away from the bottom of the pan.

Transfer the dough to a bowl and mix with an electric mixer to cool slightly.

Now add the eggs, one at a time, stirring well between each addition.

Let's fry! With the oil very hot, reduce the heat to low - this is important! If the heat is too high, the fritters will cook on the outside but remain raw on the inside. I use this pan because it has more depth.

With a spoon, place small portions of dough into the oil. They will turn on their own, but for those that don't, help them with a spoon.

When they are golden brown, remove them to a tray lined with absorbent paper.

And while they are still hot, sprinkle generously with powdered sugar and cinnamon.