Dusted Vanilla Ricotta Fritters

• vegetable oil, for frying
• 3 large eggs
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar, for dusting
• preserves, for dipping

1. In a large saucepan or deep fryer, heat 2" of vegetable oil to 375u0b0.
2. Cover a wire rack with paper towels and place on a baking sheet near your heated oil.
3. While the oil is heating, in a large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla with a wooden spoon. Add ricotta and blend until smooth. Add flour and baking powder and combine until JUST blended.
4. Using a very small ice cream scoop, melon baller or 2 teaspoons, slide 8 walnut-size balls of fritter batter into the hot oil.
5. Fry until deep golden and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Transfer fritters to rack with a slotted spoon to drain.
7. Continue frying in batches of 8.
8. Arrange on a platter and dust well with confectioners' sugar and/or cinnamon sugar and serve with your favorite preserve.

vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla, milk ricotta cheese, flour, baking powder, confectioners, preserves

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dusted-vanilla-ricotta-fritters-172590 (may not work)