Calas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 eggs
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 225 g cold cooked rice
• 100 g flour
• vegetable oil, to fry
• icing sugar, to serve

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar and beat on high until yellow.
• 2 add vanilla, nutmeg, lemon, salt, baking powder and rice. stir in until well-mixed.
• 3 add enough flour to bind ingredients.
• 4 heat 7.5 cm/3 inch oil in a pan or wok to 185 degrees celsius drop teaspoonfuls of mixture into hot oil - but do not crowd.
• 5 fry until golden brown, turning once (about 4 min).
• 6 remove from oil, drain, place on kitchen paper and keep warm in oven whilst finishing.
• 7 serve sifted with icing sugar.