Ingredients
For the dough
Manitoba flour
600 gr
Cooked potatoes
200 gr
No
3
Cut soft butter into pieces
80 gr
Warm water
60 ml
Grated Parmesan cheese
30 gr
sale
10 gr
Fresh brewer’s yeast
8 gr
For the filling
Fontina or other tough cheese
200 gr
You need them too
Peanut seed oil
qb
Flour for the baking board
qb
Savoury mini doughnuts are the delicious version of sweet doughnuts, ideal to start a lunch or dinner with friends. They are small fried snacks that are very popular in Tyrol and in some areas of Trentino, where they are also called “crafeni”: golden yellow and fragrant, they are made from a yeast dough made with flour, parmesan cheese, boiled potato purée, eggs and butter. They are soft and contain a chewy fontina cheese filling.
Preparing them at home is very simple: we used a planetary mixer, but you can also easily process the ingredients by hand. The smooth and soft dough thus obtained is first left to rise until it has doubled in volume , then carefully rolled out into a not too thin layer and cut out with a 5 centimetre diameter cutter . The discs are filled with cheese cubes and, after a second rise, fried in plenty of hot seed oil until golden brown.
The result is small, soft doughnuts with a creamy core, capable of conquering the palate of even the most demanding guest. They are perfect as an appetizer but can also be offered as finger food to be enjoyed at the aperitif along with other delicious appetizers and a glass of frozen Prosecco on your fingertips.
Of course, you can make them in different sizes according to your needs and adapt the filling to what your fridge and pantry offers you: take a look at our suggestions. However, for a lower yield, you can opt for oven cooking : just cook them in static mode at 190 °C for 20 minutes.
Find out how to make savory mini fritters by following the step-by-step instructions and advice. If you liked this recipe, also try the savory potato fritters, stuffed fried sandwiches and frisceu.
How to prepare savory mini doughnuts
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