{"id":16880,"date":"2025-11-28T14:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/?p=16880"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T12:44:31","slug":"pumpkin-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tastyfood.top\/?p=16880","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What a treat! Pumpkin Dreams are one of the most delicious and traditional Portuguese Christmas sweets, known for their fluffy texture and aroma of cinnamon and orange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a classic recipe for making Pumpkin Dreams that are light and airy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf83 Classic and Fluffy Pumpkin Dreams
This recipe yields approximately $20 to $25 per recipe, depending on size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. Ingredients
Ingredient Quantity Notes
Pumpkin (cleaned) $400 g Butternut squash or pumpkin.
Wheat Flour (with baking powder) $450 g If using all-purpose flour, add $1 teaspoon of baking powder or baker’s yeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eggs $3 units Type L, room temperature.
Sugar $50 g For the dough.
Orange Zest $1 unit Just the orange peel.
Brandy or Port Wine $0.5 dl ($50 ml) Optional, to add lightness and prevent fat absorption.
Oil Q.B. (to taste) For frying.
Sugar and Cinnamon Q.B. (to taste) For sprinkling at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

II. Preparation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Cook the Pumpkin
    Baking: Peel and cut the pumpkin into cubes. Cook it in water with a pinch of salt (or steam) until very soft.
    Draining (Crucial!): Drain the pumpkin very well. Excess water means you will need to use more flour, making the fritters heavy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Reducing: Puree the pumpkin, but not too much (avoid using a hand blender so it doesn’t become too liquid). Let it cool slightly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Preparing the Dough
    Add: In a large bowl, add the pumpkin puree, sugar ($50 g), orange zest, and brandy (or Port wine). Mix well.
    Flour: Sift the flour and add it to the pumpkin mixture. Start beating vigorously with a wooden spoon or use your hands.
    Beating: The dough should be beaten until it comes away from the sides of the bowl and becomes pliable.
    Eggs: Add the eggs, one at a time, beating the dough well after each addition, until each egg is completely absorbed. The dough should be smooth and elastic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Frying
    Heating: Heat the oil in a deep frying pan or saucepan. The oil should be hot, but not boiling ($170-180\u00b0C), so that the fritters cook through before burning on the outside.
    Frying: Using a tablespoon (which should be dipped in hot oil before each portion of dough to prevent sticking), drop small portions of dough into the oil.
    Turning: The fritters should puff up and often turn themselves over while frying. Let them brown evenly.
    Draining: Remove the fritters as soon as they are golden brown and drain them on absorbent paper to remove excess oil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Finishing
    In a dish, mix the sugar with the cinnamon powder.
    Dip the still-warm fritters in this mixture and serve.
    Tip: The quality of the fritters depends a lot on the temperature of the oil and the pumpkin being very well drained.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I would like to know how you can make a flavored sugar syrup to drizzle over the fritters instead of sprinkling them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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