Buñuelos de Viento (Wind Fritters) vs Arme Ritter (Poor Knights' Pudding / German French Toast)

Both desserts finish with a warm coating of cinnamon sugar, yet they reach it by very different paths. Buñuelos de Viento begin with a cooked dough of water, butter and flour, enriched with eggs and brightened with lemon zest, then deep-fried in oil until they puff into airy, hollow, golden fritters. Arme Ritter instead dip stale bread in egg, milk and vanilla sugar and fry it in butter until golden and slightly crisp outside. Where the buñuelos use butter and egg for lift inside the dough, Arme Ritter use egg as a soak and butter as the frying fat, making them a heartier, bread-based treat.