Chiacchiere (fried pastry) – Living a Life in Colour

Ingredients

• 250 grams plain flour or 00 flour
• 30 grams caster sugar
• 2 grams (1/4 plus ⅛ teaspoon) baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 lemon , zested
• 1 envelope vanilla powder (can substitute 5 mls (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract but reduce the milk by 5 mls)
• 1 egg
• 25 grams butter , melted
• 8 mls (1/2 tablespoon) dry white wine or Marsala
• 65 mls milk
• Peanut or corn oil
• Icing sugar