Italian fritters!

Homemade doughnuts! Super easy.

5tsp. active yeast
+1 cup warm water

let the yeast foam up - about five or six minutes

take 2 1/2 cups flour
1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you like them)
pinch of salt
zest of one lemon

mix dry ingredients together first into a little hill on a board.punch down middle of the mound and make a well with yeast and water and fork everything together.

after all the ingredients are mixed together energetically kneed for about ten minutes. You should be able to grab a small piece and stretch it until you can see light coming through it like a window but without breaking.

let it rise in an oiled bowl for about two hours (cover with plastic wrap)
punch it down and divide into eighteen pieces. roll them into little balls and then flatten them on a floured cookie sheet pan. THey should be about 1/2 inch thick. Let them rise for about 30-40 minutes depending on how warm it is inside (if it is cold it will take longer)

heat five cups of olive oil - or whatever you have to 350 degrees. Cook three at at time for about three minutes. 1 1/2 minutes on each side. let them cool for a few minutes and then dust with powdered sugar.

Super good served with espresso!