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easy
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20
Jerimú - Portuguese Pumpkin Nuggets
Description
This is a traditional Portuguese dessert I grew up with.
My girls simply love the Jerimú and the reason I decided to name then Pumpkin Nuggets in English is that this past Christmas Eve, my toddler looked at them and said nuggets? Of course we all laughed. Then right away we all agreed that they DO indeed resemble a nugget so we told her, yes, pumpkin nuggets and that's what they will always be called here at home.
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29oz pumpkin can
1tbsp Port wine
8 eggs
2.5 cups Sugar
1 cup flour
1tbsp baking powder
lemon zest from half a lemon
cinnamon/sugar mixture
Preparation
Mix the pumpkin purée with the egg yolks
Add the Port wine, sugar, baking powder, flour and lemon zest
Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks
Slowly add the egg whites to the pumpkin mixture
Warm the deep fryer to its maximum temperature
With a soup spoon pour the pumpkin paste into the deep fryer spoon by spoon and making sure they do not touch each other
When golden all around, remove them from the deep fryer and place them in a deep glass container
Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over them and keep on deep frying the nuggets until there is no more paste.
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1/20/11
Theresa111 says:
A very original and inventive recipe. I have never heard of pumpkin nuggets before, but I feel certain many will now learn to enjoy them. Nice one!
1/20/11
Thanks Theresa. I grew up on this and love it. And I DO love to name them nuggets I think it is cute!
1/20/11
Thanks Theresa. I grew up on this and love it. And I DO love to name them nuggets I think it is cute!
