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South African Pumpkin Fritters

Breakfast, Condiments, Dessert, Dinner, Feeling Snacky, Holiday, Hors D'oeuvres, Lunch, Savory, Sweet, Thanksgiving / April 5, 2011 by Melinda Strauss

These don’t look healthy, do they? I mean, just the word “fritter” sounds like it is filled with oil and fat. Well, you are about to be pleasantly surprised. These fritters are actually adapted from a Weight Watchers recipe! They are a little bit savory, a little bit sweet, and a lot delicious. What makes them South African? Well, I first want to say that the real name for this dish is pampoenkoeky. Just wanted to clear the air on the name. They are a traditional dish from South Africa, although there are no specific international flavors that set them apart. So I think we need to start a new tradition and make these American pumpkin fritters.

South African Pumpkin Fritters

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla sugar (can be left out, but adds extra sweetness)
15 oz canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
2 eggs, separated
3 sprays cooking spray, divided for cooking
1 Tbsp olive oil, divided for cooking

You are going to need a few bowls to make this dish, so hopefully you have someone else or a dishwasher to clean them. In a small bowl, I sifted together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and vanilla sugar. In a large bowl, I combined the pumpkin and egg yolks until well-combined. And in a third bowl, I whipped the egg whites until soft peaks formed.

Alternately in batches, I added the flour mixture and the egg whites to the pumpkin mixture, stirring after each addition.

Next came the really fun part. Normally when I fry something, it is certainly not nutritious. In fact, it’s usually dripping with oil. And while that can be very exciting once in a while, I always wished I could fry something and still be healthy.  Now here’s my chance! I coated a large skillet with cooking spray then set it over medium-low heat. I added a teaspoon of olive oil and when the oil was shimmering, I dropped 4 large spoonfuls of the pumpkin mixture to form 3-inch fritters. You can make the fritters smaller and you will just end up with more fritters. Nothing wrong with that option!

I let them cook until they bubbled around the edges, around 2 minutes, then flipped the fritters and let them finish cooking for an additional 2 minutes, until nice and lightly browned.

I repeated this process two more times until all of the fritters were cooked. I piled a ton of them high on a plate and poured sugar-free pancake syrup all over the top. Yum! Another option would be to coat them in crunchy cinnamon sugar or even serve them with mango salsa. Remember, these South African fritters are almost like a savory pancake. I ate 11 out of the 12 fritters…Justin ate one of them. It’s a good think each one is only 1 PointsPlus point on Weight Watchers. It doesn’t get any better than that. Hopefully you enjoy them as much as I did!

South African Pumpkin Fritters

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Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla sugar (can be left out, but adds extra sweetness)
15 oz canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
2 eggs, separated
3 sprays cooking spray, divided for cooking
1 Tbsp olive oil, divided for cooking

Instructions

In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and vanilla sugar.
In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin and egg yolks until well-combined.
Separately, in your stand mixer, whip the egg whites until soft peaks form.
Alternately in batches, add the flour mixture and the egg whites to the pumpkin mixture, stirring after each addition.
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray then set it over medium-low heat.
Add a teaspoon of olive oil and when the oil shimmers, drop 4 large spoonfuls of the pumpkin mixture to form 3-inch fritters. You can make the fritters smaller and you will just end up with more fritters. Nothing wrong with that option!
Let them cook until they bubble around the edges, around 2 minutes, then flip the fritters and let them finish cooking for an additional 2 minutes, until nice and lightly browned.
Repeat this process two more times until all of the fritters are cooked.
Pile a ton of them high on a plate and pour pancake syrup or pure maple syrup all over the top. Another option is to coat them in crunchy cinnamon sugar or even serve them with mango salsa.
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Shout out to @peaslovencarrots for the original re Shout out to @peaslovencarrots for the original recipe in her cookbook! I love that there are zero dishes to wash when you make this. And shout out to @chusmeatmarket for gifting me the ground meat that went into this recipe. I know that’s some boujee meat in there and it’s gonna taste amazing! 

A few notes: 
Don’t pre-bake the puff pastry and don’t pre-cook the meat. Trust the process. 
You can add whatever apices and sauces you want! And seriously, it I didn’t keep kosher, there would totally be cheese in there too. 

#easyrecipes #puffpastryrecipes
Also, you don’t have to do all your Shabbos cook Also, you don’t have to do all your Shabbos cooking on Friday. You can start cooking Thursday night. Personally, I find that it goes faster for me when I just cook it all at once and I take breaks during the day for lunch, to check emails for work, to watch videos. 

I know sometimes you just don’t want to cook, I feel that sometimes too. But I’ve learned to love Shabbos so much for the break we get from work, social media, technology, etc., so I try to find ways to make the cooking less stressful for me. That way I’m excited about Shabbos instead of feeling like it’s a burden.

We each face different struggles when it comes to Shabbos and at different points in our lives, Shabbos could be the best or it can be exhausting. What’s so amazing is even when it’s hard, you still make it a priority and that is something to celebrate! 

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Totally gonna make these next time with peanut but Totally gonna make these next time with peanut butter! What combinations do you suggest?

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Spray the filled wontons with cooking spray and air fry at 400° for 5-7 minutes

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