[Sca-cooks] Help! Fried Ricotta Cheese Balls

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Help! I'm worried! I'm still wondering quite what to do with this and
i have to cook it tomorrow night...

Thanks for any pointers, suggestions, corrections, etc.

Anahita

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Toronjas de Xativa que Son Almojavanas
Oranges of Xativa which are Cheesecakes

You must take new cheese and curd cheese, and grind them in a mortar
together with eggs. Then take dough and knead those cheeses with the
curd cheese, together with the dough. And when everything is
incorporated and kneaded take a very clean casserole. And cast into
it a good quantity of sweet pork fat or fine sweet oil. And when the
pork grease or oil boils, make some balls from said dough, like toy
balls or round oranges. And cast them into the casserole in such a
manner that the ball goes floating in the casserole. And you can also
make buñuelos (108) of the dough, or whatever shapes and ostentations
you wish. And when they are the color of gold, take them out, and
cast in as many others. And when everything is fried, put it on
plates. And cast honey upon it, and on top of the honey [cast] ground
sugar and cinnamon. However, note one thing: that you must put a bit
of leaven in the cheeses and in the eggs, and in the other put flour.
And when you make the balls, grease your hands with a little fine
oil, and then [the balls] go to the casserole. And when it is inside,
if the dough crackles it is a signal that it is very soft, and you
must cast in more flour [into the dough] until it is harder. And when
the fritter is made and fried, cast your honey on it, and [cast]
sugar and cinnamon on top as is said above.

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Here's what i have worked out so far...

Do i add yeast? Do i add sourdough? where it asks for leaven...

2 lb. farmer's cheese = new cheese
4 15-oz. containers ricotta (3-3/4 lb) = curd cheese
2 dozen eggs
unbleached white wheat flour as needed
[here's my question: a bit of leaven (non-sour "sourdough"? yeast?
what should i use?]
mild cooking oil
honey
ground sugar
cinnamon

1. Beat together farmer's cheese, ricotta cheese, and eggs.
2. Knead in enough flour to make a medium dough.
3. Put a bit of leaven in cheese-dough
4. Heat oil in deep pan on high heat.
6. While the oil is heating, make spherical balls from the dough, not
too large, about the size of a ping-pong ball, greasing your hands
with a little fine oil to keep the dough from sticking to them.
7. When the oil is quite hot, drop in some of the cheese balls. They
should float on the oil.
Do not put in too many or the temperature of the fat will drop too much.
8. When they are golden, take them out, and put aside to drain
9. Add more balls to the hot fat.
10. After they are drained, put them on serving platters.
11. To serve, drizzle with honey, then sprinkle with ground cinnamon and sugar.