Ingredients
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vegetable oil, for frying
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2 eggs
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup white sugar
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2 tablespoons butter, melted
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1/2 cup milk
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2 tablespoons cooking sherry
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest
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1 cup zucchini, peeling on shredded drained
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3 1/2 cups flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
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2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Put oil into large frying pan and heat to 370 degrees.
- In large bowl, beat eggs well, add both sugars, cream together thoroughly, add melted butter, milk, sherry, vanilla, and zest.
- Stir in zucchini into same bowl as above.
- In a medium size bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
- Take about a teaspoon of dough, gently drop it into hot oil, and fry for about 1 minute per side. (Mom does about 18 at a time, but it depends upon the surface area of your frying pan.).
- Drain on paper toweling.
- Make a thin glaze by combining powdered sugar with a tablespoon of orange juice and keep adding orange juice until you think it is right.