Title: Pushuratas From: Stephen Sekul Pitalo, Biloxi, Miss.
Categories: Croatian Holiday Pastry Doughnuts
Yield: 4 Servings

2	lb	Self- rising flour
1	c	Orange zest
1/2	c	Lemon zest
2	tb	Cinnamon
1 1/2	c	Raisins
1 1/2	c	Sugar
2	c	Chopped pecans
2	tb	Baking powder
2	tb	Vanilla
3	c	Milk
1/2	c	Apple sauce
		Icing:
4		Boxes or powdered sugar
1	ts	Almond extract
1	cn	Evaporated milk large size

Dough should look like a bisquit, not wet, not too dry. Shape dough into 1 to 1 1/4 inch ball and fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Icing:

Put pushuratas into sugar icing and coat thickly, then let dry.

That's written exactly as I received it. I don't think there is any trick to mixing the ingredients, just make sure everything is evenly distributed. I'd probably mix the dry stuff first and then add the wetter things with water last. If you fry in shallow oil, just remember to turn them for even cooking. As for the icing- any basic cookbook should have that.

These deep-fried pastries are from the Dalmatian coastal region of what is now Croatia. Dalmatians tended to migrate to Puget Sound, California and the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast. The pastries are variously spelled prsunate, pusharate,and purshunate and probably more. They are usually made at Christmas time. From: Dutchm@dcn.Davis.Ca.Us (Donald Ma

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