This recipe from Calacú, also called pumpkin cool, is a very simple Galician sweet that is prepared in the pumpkin season. Calacú is similar to fritters, since the two recipes are fried in abundant oil, although the calacú is more tortita and the dough is a bit lighter. This recipe is currently very fashionable and variations have emerged, such as: pumpkin cool with oatmeal. They are excellent for breakfast or for the snack and you can prepare them throughout the year, but it is tradition The steps you must follow. Lets cook!
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| Ingredients to make Calacú: |
| 300 grams of pumpkin 100 grams of flour 2 tablespoons of sugar 3 eggs 1 on yeast 1 tablespoon dessert of cinnamon powder 2 tablespoons superaras of sugar Glass 1 glass of frying oil fry fry |
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Ingredients to make Calacú:
1. To start with Calacús recipe, you must first remove the pumpkin bark, clean it inside by removing the pipes and threads and finally, you must chop it. Then, you must cook it in a pot with boiling water until it is tender, approximately 30 minutes. And if you prefer, you can also do it to the microwave, for this, place it in a source suitable for microwave, cover and let it cook at maximum power 3-4 minutes or until it is tender. Remove and let it temper. Once cooked, crush well with a fork.
2. In a bowl add the eggs and sugar, beat and mix well. Add the crushed pumpkin and mix too.
3. Add the sifted flour along with the yeast envelope, in addition, if you want you can also add some cinnamon to the dough. Mix well until the flour is well integrated.
4. beat until it is a puree. If it is very liquid, you must add more flour.
5. Add a glass of soft olive oil in a pan, put the medium heat and when it is hot, add the dough with the help of a spoon. Leave a couple of minutes on each side or until they are golden and juicy inside. We point out that they are fried very fast, that is why you must be careful and control the oil so that the heat does not rise much, since they can cook a lot on the outside and be raw inside.
6. Remove the calacú to a plate with paper paper so that it absorbs excess oil. There are almost almost pumpkin cool!
7. Pass the Galegos Calacú to a fountain, sprinkle with Glass sugar and also add some cinnamon to taste. They can also bathe with a little honey. Enjoy these fried Galician pumpkin and tell us in the comments what you think of this recipe.
