French Drops

8 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 14 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
  • 18 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 eggs
  • oil, for frying...

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine first five ingredients in a sauce and bring the mixture to a boil.
  2. 2
    Add the flour all at once and cook a minute or two, stirring only until the dough leaves the sides of the pan.
  3. 3
    Now, turn this into a small mixing bowl and allow it cool slightly.
  4. 4
    Add egg, one at a time, beating until smooth.
  5. 5
    Drop by teaspoons into the hot oil.
  6. 6
    The oil should be approximately (365*) The balls will brown and then slightly crack.
  7. 7
    Make sure they are evenly brown around.
  8. 8
    This will be about 3-4 min.
  9. 9
    Drain on paper toweling.
  10. 10
    Cool.
  11. 11
    Before they are completely cool dust lightly in confectioners sugar.
  12. 12
    Best eaten that day!

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