Ricotta Kisses

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1 cup ricotta
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup Italian 00 flour (note below)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Vegetable oil for frying
• 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from cooking.nytimes.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, combine ricotta and eggs, and mix until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. Mix again to make a smooth batter.

Fill a wide, shallow skillet with about 3/4 inch of oil. Place over medium-high heat until a bit of batter sizzles when dropped in. Drop rounded teaspoons of batter into pan, 5 or 6 at a time. When batter puffs and undersides turn golden brown, after about 1 minute, flip kisses and allow to brown again for about 1 more minute. Transfer browned kisses to paper towels to drain, and continue until all batter is used.

Pile kisses in a rough pyramid on a serving plate. Pass confectioners' sugar through a small fine-meshed sieve evenly over baci. Serve immediately.