Beloved Treat Gets a healthy Makeover: Valentina Salezzi shares Air Fryerโ Friar Ball Recipe
BUENOSโข AIRES – Argentine chef โขValentina Salezzi is offeringโข aโ guilt-free twist on a classic treat:โ bolas de fraile โข (friar balls). Salezzi recently demonstrated โa recipe for the popular snack that skipsโฃ the โtraditionalโฃ frying process, opting rather โฃfor an air fryer to achieve a similar texture with significantly less fat.
The recipe, showcased on the program ElTrecetv, aims to deliver the beloved โflavor and crispy exterior of fried friar balls whileโ providing a lighter, healthier option โfor โa quick snack or merienda (afternoon tea). This โcomes as consumers increasingly seek ways to enjoyโ traditional foods with a focus on wellness.
Salezzi began โby combining โฃeggs, sugar, ointmentโ butter, and 0000 flour with a yeast mixture. “Little by little you will be โintegrating a dough. Until easy,huh?” she playfully instructed. The dough then requires a risingโฃ period of 20-30 minutes, orโข “until you stay like โคthis,” according to โSalezzi, who demonstrated “wearing down” the dough with a gentle tapping motion. once formed into balls, they need a second rise, doubling in size before โcooking.
The key to the healthier version lies in utilizing an air fryer. “You are going to tell me,โ Valentina, friar’s balls are fried. Yes, you are right, but we are going to do it at the Air Fryer,” Salezzi explained. “They will be left as if they were fried, but healthy.”
The filling options remainโข classic: dulce deโข leche (caramel spread) or custard are recommended, โbut Salezzi encourages personalization based onโฃ individual preference. โขA cameraman, Juliano,โ taste-tested the final productโฃ to excited applause, โreportedly exclaiming, “Prepare La bocaโฆ โคSeeing, Despacitoโฆ ยกUuuh!”