In collaboration with Kallio Artisan Brewery
One of the first recipe that came into my mind after tasting Lura were frittelle di mele, or beer apple fritters, very typical “granny-style” dessert from Italy. My granny used to make them a lot. I remember I would eat them for merenda, the snack that children are supposed to have in the afternoons. Of course, she would make so many that they would last several days, being not only the merenda of the following day, but also the breakfast and the school snack 😀
For this fritters I used Finnish apples, which in my opinion work so well with Lura beer. Their taste is quite sour, and the strong flavor of Lura balances them perfectly. The fritters are not too sweet, which is a pro, and are even more delicious if savored with a glass of Lura beer.
- 2 medium apples
- 2 dl of flour
- 1½ dl of Lura beer
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoon of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- Oil for frying
- Sugar and cinnamon for topping (optional)
- Wash, rinse and remove the core from the apples
- Cut the apples into 6 round pieces each
- Prepare a sauce out of the lemon juice, the sugar and the cinnamon and pour it onto the apple pieces, mixing well
- Place some oil in a pan, enough to make a thin layer
- Mix the flour, the beer and the salt together till doughy texture is reached
- When the oil will be hot, dip the apple rounds into the beer dough and put them into the pan, leaving enough space so that the apples will not touch and stick with each other *
- Turn the apples so that they'll get a nice brown color in both sides
- Place the ready apples in a plate covered with blotting paper, so to take the excess of oil away
- Sprinkle with more sugar and cinnamon (optional)
