Strauben, delicious Tyrolean pancakes

Every corner of our beautiful Italy hides places of stories and ancient flavors, through which it is always nice to enter. The Staruben, crispy typical Tyrolean pancakes recognizable by their curious spiral shape, but also appreciable for their flavor and crunchiness. Once you have tried them, you will never be able to do without them. The dough is simple as it consists of only flour, eggs, milk, sugar, butter and a little bit of grappa. Everything is strictly fried in abundant hot oil and then sprinkled with icing sugar. To make this curious shape, I’ll reveal the funnel trick. We don’t need to have a steady hand or particular artistic skills, because just as the name implies, the Strauben are tortuous and messy! The only precautions we will have to pay attention to will be the density of the batter, full-bodied and not too liquid, and the temperature of the oil, which must be very hot, to ensure perfect frying. As we have often said, in fact, the requirements for a good fried food that is crunchy and not greasy are certainly an oil that has a high smoke point and soak the food to be fried when it is hot. A sprinkling of icing sugar will complete this dessert that we can also accompany with jams, whipped cream, fruit compotes, hot chocolate or ice cream. In short, they can become a snack or a dessert able to satisfy everyone’s tastes and whims!

Ingredients for 4

  • Eggs: 3
  • Flour00: 200 g
  • Milk: 250 g
  • Granulated sugar: 50 g
  • Grappa: 20 ml
  • Melted butter: 20 g
  • Seed oil for frying: to taste
  • Powdered sugar: to taste
  • Preparation: 10 minutes
  • Cooking: 5 minutes
  • Total: 15 minutes
  • Calories: 398 Kcal / portion

Preparation

1

In a saucepan, melt the butter over low heat to prevent it from burning.

2

Prepare the batter: in a bowl sift the flour.

3

Gradually add the milk, continuing to mix. Then add the egg yolks, melted butter and grappa.

4

In a planetary mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks, gradually adding the sugar.

5

Add the whipped egg whites to the batter, stirring slowly with a spatula from bottom to top, so as not to disassemble the mixture.

6

Heat the oil in a non-stick pan.

7

Transfer the dough to a funnel, keeping it plugged with your finger so that the dough does not come out. Alternatively, you can use a bottle with a narrow neck.

8

Let the dough pour into the oil following a circular motion forming a spiral.

9

Brown on both sides, drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle with icing sugar.

Accessories

  • 2 Bowls
  • No stick pan
  • Whisk or planetary
  • Spatula

storage

Strauben are excellent if consumed immediately, we can still keep them for 2 days in the fridgein a closed container, and heat them just before consumption.

Curiosities and suggestions

  • We can replace 00 flour with rice flour for gluten intolerant people, use lactose-free milk to satisfy everyone’s needs.
  • We can make a non-alcoholic version by omitting the use of grappa.
  • If you don’t have grappa at home, we can use white wine or beer.
  • If the batter is too thick we can add a little milk.
  • Why is it important to sift flour? It is an operation required for many sweets and preparations, which we perform with a narrow mesh sieve and allows not only to remove any lumps, but also to incorporate air, improving the yield of the cake. Sifting the flour can also be a way to mix all dry ingredients (such as yeast, cocoa or other powders) well.

History

The name Strauben indicates precisely the “tortuous” shape of this dessert, also called squinting which was born in the Trentino-Alto Adige areas, probably on the occasion of the Carnival celebrations. These pancakes have also become inevitable at other times of the year, to enrich square parties and town festivals, in which they are fried at the moment to be able to taste them hot and crunchy.

Ingredients for 4

  • Eggs: 3
  • Flour00: 200 g
  • Milk: 250 g
  • Granulated sugar: 50 g
  • Grappa: 20 ml
  • Melted butter: 20 g
  • Seed oil for frying: to taste
  • Powdered sugar: to taste
  • Preparation: 10 minutes
  • Cooking: 5 minutes
  • Total: 15 minutes
  • Calories: 398 Kcal / portion
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