Zucchini Fritters with Spelt Flour
Zucchini Fritters with Spelt Flour. Shredded zucchini mixed with eggs, grated cheese, and spelt flour and then pan-fried in olive oil.
Servings: 8 Fritters
Calories: 300kcal
Cost: $
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini shredded, about 3-4 cups
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup grated Romano cheese plus more to serve
- ¾ cup spelt flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
Shredding the Zucchini:
- Begin by washing the zucchini and removing the ends. Next, shred the zucchini and squeeze out some of the water. You can do this with a cheesecloth or in a colander.
Preparing the Zucchini Mixture:
- In a large bowl beat the eggs and grated cheese together. Next, add in the shredded zucchini, spelt flour, salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Mix all ingredients until the flour is incorporated well. If the mixture is too runny, add more flour if needed, a teaspoon at a time.
Cooking the Zucchini Fritters:
- In a large skillet bring the olive oil to a high heat. Next, spoon in 3-4 dollops of zucchini mix, about the size of a small pancake, ensuring not to overcrowd the skillet.
- Fry the fritters for 3-4 minutes per side (6-8 minutes total), or until both sides are golden brown. Remove the fritters to paper towels to drain any excess oil.
- Repeat the process until all the batter is used.
How to Serve Zucchini Fritters with Spelt Flour:
- Serve these zucchini fritters with marinara sauce or ranch dressing as an appetizer. Alternatively, serve these zucchini fritters as a savory side dish.
Notes
Invent Your Recipe:
For this zucchini fritters with spelt flour recipe, I am using spelt flour as the binder for the cakes. You could also use regular all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, gluten-free flour, regular breadcrumbs, or gluten-free breadcrumbs. Using breadcrumbs will change the texture, but the patties will still taste amazing. Instead of zucchini, you could also make this recipe with yellow summer squash, pumpkin, eggplant, carrots, or potatoes. If you can shred a vegetable, you can probably use it in this recipe. You could even combine two vegetables, like zucchini and carrots, to make vegetable fritters. If you do not have oil, you could make this recipe with butter. If so, sauté the fritters on a lower heat so you do not burn the butter.
For this zucchini fritters with spelt flour recipe, I am using spelt flour as the binder for the cakes. You could also use regular all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, gluten-free flour, regular breadcrumbs, or gluten-free breadcrumbs. Using breadcrumbs will change the texture, but the patties will still taste amazing. Instead of zucchini, you could also make this recipe with yellow summer squash, pumpkin, eggplant, carrots, or potatoes. If you can shred a vegetable, you can probably use it in this recipe. You could even combine two vegetables, like zucchini and carrots, to make vegetable fritters. If you do not have oil, you could make this recipe with butter. If so, sauté the fritters on a lower heat so you do not burn the butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 4Fritters | Calories: 300kcal
