Ricotta fritters are easy and inexpensive to make / Photo: Pexel
Difficulty Level
Low
Cooking Time
15 minutes
Cost
Low
These ready-in-minutes fritters (frittelle in Italian) can be served as part of an antipasto plate, as a starter course accompanied by salumi and cheeses, or as dessert topped with honey or confectioners’ sugar.
Frittelle are just one of the many delicious Italian fried foods and Italians have loads of sayings about them. One of my favorites is “Figliuole e frittelle: quante piú se ne fa, piú vengon belle” (Daughters and frittelle: the more you make, the more beautiful the
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