New Orleans Calas from The Glory of Southern Cooking by James Villas

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon grated lemon zest
• ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 quart vegetable or peanut oil
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 2 cups boiled and cooled long-grain white rice
• ½ cup sugar
• Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting