Naxos Fennel Fritters Recipe – Marathopitakia

Make this while at Naxos! You can find fennel everywhere.

Ingredients

• 45g flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 5ml olive oil
• 40ml water
• 20g fresh fennel
• 1/4 grinded onion
• 45g feta cheese – in pieces that you cut with your hands
• 15g kefalotiri – hard cheese grinded
• salt
• pepper
• vegetable oil to fry them

Steps

• Mix all the ingredients together
• Fry them in vegetable oil that reached 180 degrees Celsius to be sure that are crunchy.
• use 2 spoons to make flat balls and add them directly in the frying pan
• They are ready when they are golden like in the foto
• Place them on kitchen paper, so that it absorbs a bit of oil before serving them
• Are better enjoyed while warm