[RECIPE] Frittelle di riso fiorentine – Florentine rice fritters

A Tuscan pantry sweet treat to celebrate Fat Thursday

Mar 1, 2022

These are the fritters that my grandma has been making at home since I can remember.

The recipe is slightly adapted from Paolo Petroni, Il libro della vera cucina fiorentina, one of my bibles when it comes to local Florentine food.

[Read more about these fritters here]

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