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A crispy specialty from Sondrio, consisting of crunchy buckwheat batter puffs filled with gooey melted local cheese.
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Ingredients
- 200g Buckwheat flour
- 100g All-purpose flour
- 200g Valtellina Casera cheese
- 20ml Grappa
- 200ml Sparkling water
- Oil for deep frying
Preparation
- Whisk the flours, sparkling water, and grappa together into a thick, smooth batter.
- Cut the Casera cheese into small cubes.
- Dip each cheese cube into the buckwheat batter, ensuring it is fully coated.
- Drop carefully into hot oil and deep-fry until puffed, golden, and crispy.
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