Istarske parene fritule

Istarske parene fritule are traditional Croatian sweet fritters originating from Istria. The fritters are made with a combination of flour, sugar, butter, eggs, chocolate, raisins, wine, rakija, vanilla sugar, hazelnuts, apples, milk, orange zest, lemon zest, oil, salt, and powdered sugar. Ground hazelnuts are cooked in milk and mixed with flour while the mixture is constantly stirred. Once cooled, the concoction is mixed with grated apples, grated chocolate, raisins, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, orange and lemon zest, wine, rakija, butter, and eggs. The thick batter is shaped into small balls that are fried in hot oil until golden-brown on both sides. Once done, parene fritule are arranged on a plate and dusted with powdered sugar before serving.