Frittelle alla crema

Ingredients for about 40 frittelle:

For the frittelle:

150 gr plain flour
3 eggs
250 ml of water
60 gr of butter
50 gr of granulated sugar
salt
oil for frying

Icing sugar

For the Cream:

4 egg yolks,  1/2 lt of milk , 150 g of granulated sugar, 30 g of flour, 1 vanilla pod, a pinch of salt.

First prepare the dough for the frittelle.

Place the water, the sugar, the salt and the butter in a saucepan and bring to boil. As soon as it boils add the flour in one go and mix very very well keeping the pan on the heat. As soon as the mixture comes away from the pan remove from the heat. Leave to stand while it cools down.

Prepare the filling: place the egg yolks and the sugar in a pan and whisk well until it is pale. Add the pinch of salt and the flour and mix well. Slowly add the milk making sure not have any lumps. Place on a slow heat and brig to boil till the cream goes nice and thick. Place the vanilla pod in the cream. Set aside to cool.

Take the frittelle mixture, add the eggs one at time mixing extremely well.  Heat up the oil, to check when it is ready take a wooden spoon and insert it in the pan. If bubbles appears the oil is ready.

Helping yourself with two teaspoons add little balls of mixture to the oil (not too many at time). the little balls will start to blow and increase in size. Remove as soon as they are nice and golden.

Once you have cooked all the frittelle, take the vanilla pod away from the cream and insert the cream in each one using a sache à poche.

Dust the frittelle with icing sugar and serve.