Calas - Rice Fritters Recipe

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Calas - Rice Fritters
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  1. The day before you want to make your Calas, combine the water and sugar in a small bowl. Add the yeast and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add the rice and stir well. Cover with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature overnight. This step will really give your Calas a distinctive flavor; think sourdough.
  2. The next day, stir the rice mixture and kind of mash the rice against the side of the bowl with a wooden spoon. Don’t go too crazy though, I like to have a bit of that rice texture in the finished product.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients to the rice mixture, mix well with a wooden spoon. The mixture should be a fairly loose batter, a little thicker than pancake batter. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. This step will make your Calas as light as air when fried! (Here is where I digress from the original recipe: be aware that if you let it rise the whole time it will soak up a lot more oil into the air pockets that will form. I let it rise for 15 minutes and they turn out perfectly and much less fatty)
  4. Heat 3 inches of peanut oil in a large saucepan to 365 degrees. Drop spoonfuls of the Calas batter into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, turning once. Serve with lots and lots of powdered sugar, like Beignets, or drizzle with Cane Syrup. Recipe makes about 6 good sized Calas.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1623.15 Kcal (6796 kJ)
Calories from fat 1242.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 138.04g 212%
Cholesterol 62mg 21%
Sodium 624.16mg 26%
Potassium 1323.37mg 28%
Total Carbs 90.28g 30%
Sugars 45.81g 183%
Dietary Fiber 1.75g 7%
Protein 11.41g 23%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 54.6mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 550.65 Kcal (2305 kJ)
Calories from fat 421.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.83g 212%
Cholesterol 21.03mg 21%
Sodium 211.75mg 26%
Potassium 448.95mg 28%
Total Carbs 30.63g 30%
Sugars 15.54g 183%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 7%
Protein 3.87g 23%
Iron 0.3mg 4%
Calcium 18.5mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 43.6
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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