Recipe: SA-Style Pumpkin Fritters with Cinnamon Sugar

Although there are quite a few variations, this recipe resembles a thick pancake with pureed pumpkin.

Enjoy as a treat after a meal or with your afternoon cup of tea.

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Pumpkin Fritters Recipe

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Recipe by Robyn BrittowCourse: Dessert, TreatsCuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

This easy pumpkin fritter recipe is traditional South African classic.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• pinch of salt

• 3 teaspoons sugar

• 1 cup cooked mashed pumpkin

• 3 teaspoons melted butter

• 100 ml milk

• 1 egg

• 5 ml vanilla essence

• oil for frying

• cinnamon sugar for serving

Method

• In a bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking powder and stir in the sugar.
• In a separate bowl whisk the egg and add milk, melted butter and vanilla essence.
• Gradually add the egg mixture to the flour, alternating with the pumpkin, and stir with a wooden spoon until you have a thick and smooth batter.
• Allow the mixture to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Spoon the batter into a frying pan with oil, over medium-low heat.
• Once the mixture forms bubbles on top you will know it is time to turn the fritter and cook the other side.
• Cook until golden. To serve, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Notes

• You can make a variety of fritters, sweet or savoury, depending on what fruit or vegetables you have on hand.
• Add mashed bananas for banana fritters or omit the sugar and add grated baby marrows for savoury baby marrow fritters.

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