Love Balls (Aka Astarpungar In Iceland)

• 2 eggs
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom (freshly ground or may sub 2 tsp grated lemon zest)
• 6 1/2 ounces milk (See prep step #2)
• 5 tablespoons raisins (chopped if at all lrg)
• vegetable oil (for frying)

1. Whisk eggs & sugar in a bowl.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, cardamom & salt. Stir this mixture into the egg mixture, alternating w/the milk. (NOTE: You may not need all the milk. The batter should be thick & almost able to hold its shape.).
3. Fold in the raisins. Heat oil to 365u0b0F.
4. Shape balls using 2 tablespoons & fry 5-6 at a time for 3-4 min or till med-brown & puffy, turning several times to cook evenly.
5. Remove w/slotted spoon, drain on absorbent paper & repeat process to use all batter.
6. NOTE #1 Re Yield & Times: I have not made this recipe & admit I have no plans to do so in the immediate future since my child-bearing yrs are ancient history. My prob entering this recipe was that there was not a hint of yield or times. That said, they were entirely guesstimated.
7. NOTE #2: I was a bit surprised there was no mention of plumping the raisins. I would favor doing that, but it's your choice.

eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, milk, raisins, vegetable oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/love-balls-aka-astarpungar-in-iceland-254673 (may not work)