Frittelle di Carnevale (Italian Venetian Carnival Fritters) - Miz En Place

Ingredients

• 3-1/3 cups all purpose (AP) flour
• 1/2 tbsp dried beer yeast
• 3 tbsp sugar (plus more to garnish the fritters)
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 medium eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tbsp rum
• 1 lemon (grated zest only)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup raisins (or 1/4 cup raisins and 1/4 cup pine nuts)
• 2 cups peanut oil (for frying)
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 fresh vanilla bean (or the grated zest of half a lemon)