Potato fritters with mistrà

Potato fritters with mistrà

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Sweet apple fritters: made with ground apples, yeast, flour, lemon, and a splash of anise liqueur, shaped into rings and deep-fried, then coated in sugar.

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At a glance: serves 3 people, 1 hr 5 min total (30 min prep, 15 min cook time and 20 min resting), difficulty: medium, about $0.91 per person.

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The original recipe does not specify the amounts of flour and sugar: you should use approximately 300g of flour and 60g of sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.72 $0.91 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

3 people
  • $1.06
  • $0.24
  • $0.10
  • $0.04
  • $0.09
  • $0.15
  • $0.80
  • $0.12
  • $0.12

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel and chop the apples, then pulse them in a food processor.
  2. Add the yeast dissolved in a little warm milk, the eggs, the sugar, the zest, the mistrà, and the flour, and knead until a soft dough forms. ≈ 10 min
  3. Allow to simmer for about 20 minutes.
  4. Divide the dough into portions and shape them into crowns. ≈ 10 min
  5. Fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown.
  6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and eat warm or cold; or roll them in warm sugar mixed with cinnamon. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Potato fritters with mistrà

  • 500 g of ground apples$1.06
  • 30 g of fresh baker’s yeast$0.24
  • Approximately 300g of flour$0.10
  • 60 g of sugar$0.04
  • The grated zest of a lemon$0.09
  • A little milk$0.15
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • oil for deep frying$0.12
  • powdered sugar, or sugar and cinnamon$0.12

Total$2.72

that's $0.91 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of ground apples
  • 30 g of fresh baker’s yeast
  • Approximately 300g of flour
  • 60 g of sugar
  • The grated zest of a lemon
  • A little milk
  • 1 small glass of mistrà or another anise-flavored liqueur
  • 2 eggs
  • oil for deep frying
  • powdered sugar, or sugar and cinnamon

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