Rice Calas
"I read about rice calas in my March issue of Southern Living magazine. They are kind of like a breakfast fritter. They are popular in New Orleans. "
Original is 5 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (133.9 g)
- Calories 218.5
- Total Fat - 5.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 544.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 1.8 g
- Protein - 4.2 g
- Calcium - 203.5 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl combine cooked rice, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and baking powder.
Step 2
Add just enough flour to hold batter together. It should drop from a spoon and stay together.
Step 3
Heat oil in the deep fryer to 365 degrees F.
Step 4
Drop batter by heaping teaspoons into the hot oil. Fry in small batches until golden brown and crisp, about 6 to 8 minutes.
Step 5
Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Tips
No special items needed.