RICE FRITTERS (FRITTELLE DI RISO)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup rice,
• 1 pint non-dairy creamer, low sugar,
• 1/8 teaspoon salt,
• 1 teaspoon splenda (sucrose),
• 1 tablespoon vegetable based margarine,
• 1/2 Rind of lemon, grated,
• 1 tablespoon anise extract,
• 1/2 cup flour,
• 3 eggs, separated,

Directions 

1. In a double boiler, heat water in the bottom boiler, use the top boiler to cook the rice in a non-dairy creamer, for approximately 20 minutes or until all of the non-dairy creamer is absorbed.  Be sure to bring water to a boil, before allowing the rice to simmer in the top boiler.
2. Add salt, splenda, margarine, and lemon rind; and allow the mixture to cool.
3. When cool, add the anise extract, flour, and beaten egg yolks; and let stand for three hours.
4. When ready to serve appetizers, gently fold in the beaten egg whites, and drop by rounded spoonfuls into a deep frying oil or utilize air fry technology for frying.
5. Serve immediately with powdered splenda, before the rice fritters are too cold for consumption.