Pets de nonne


Pets de nonne
These small fritters are like mini doughnuts: they're simply made with choux pastry dough, then tossed in a little sugar.



[Translator's note: their amusing French name literally means "nun's farts". So, maybe we'll leave it French...].
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Last modified on: June 18th 2014

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Stage 1 - 30 min.
Pets de nonne

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Pets de nonne
Transfer the dough to a forcing bag. If you don't have one, use a plastic bag and cut off one corner.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Pets de nonne
Heat the oil 320°F (160°C).

Press on the forcing bag and squeeze out the dough to the size of a walnut, then cut this off with a knife.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pets de nonne
When the dough falls into the hot oil it will sink to the bottom at first, then rise back up to the top.

Stage 5
Pets de nonne
Turn the pets de nonne so that they brown evenly.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Pets de nonne
Remove them from the oil with a skimmer and place on absorbant paper.

Sprinkle a little sugar on top and they're ready.
Remarks
It its important to keep the oil temperature relatively low. If it is too hot, the outside browns rapidly, leaving the inside uncooked.
Keeping: A few hours.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe110 40 %510 50 %380 60 %1,200 60 %5,010 60 %
Per 100 g30 10 %120 10 %90 10 %280 10 %1,170 10 %
Per fritters1 0 %5 0 %3 1 %10 1 %50 1 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 100 fritters : 1.06 €
  • Per fritters : 0.01 €

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