Fried Clouds: Gnoccho Fritto

Name: Fried Clouds: Gnoccho Fritto
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter, melted; 24 servings Olive oil, for frying; 946 milliliters pastry flour; 3 teaspoons salt; 24 servings Splash sparkling water; 21 grams yeast, mixed with 3/4 cup warm water

Fried Clouds: Gnoccho Fritto might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 24 servings with 100 calories, 3g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of splash sparkling water, salt, pastry flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Mound 3 1/2 cups of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the yeast mixture, melted butter and sparkling water. Using a fork begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well.

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Sparkling Water

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

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Cutting Board

As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape. The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.

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Dough

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Base

Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands. Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board, and scrape up and discard any leftover bits. Lightly reflour the board and continue kneading for 6 more minutes. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky.

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Dough

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.

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Dough

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Bowl

Heat 4 inches of olive oil in a deep pot to 350 degrees F.

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Olive Oil

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Pot

Pull off 1/2 of the rested and risen dough, and with a rolling pin, roll it out to a rectangle, about 1/8-inch thick. With a pizza wheel cut the dough into 4-inch squares. Fry them 3 at a time in the hot oil until puffed and golden brown on both sides.

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