French Drops

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• oil, for frying...

Recipe

• 1 combine first five ingredients in a sauce and bring the mixture to a boil.
• 2 add the flour all at once and cook a minute or two, stirring only until the dough leaves the sides of the pan.
• 3 now, turn this into a small mixing bowl and allow it cool slightly.
• 4 add egg, one at a time, beating until smooth.
• 5 drop by teaspoons into the hot oil.
• 6 the oil should be approximately (365*) the balls will brown and then slightly crack.
• 7 make sure they are evenly brown around.
• 8 this will be about 3-4 min.
• 9 drain on paper toweling.
• 10 cool.
• 11 before they are completely cool dust lightly in confectioners sugar.
• 12 best eaten that day!