Well, where to start.... since I just finished making the dough for Struffoli's I guess I should start there. A little history first. ....
This is my Father's family recipe, they are delicious little deep fried dough balls not too hard not too soft with a delicous drowning in honey and christmas sprinkles! A flood of memories comes back every time I make these. I can remember countless Christmas Holidays with mounds of this delicious dough scattered in the kitchen, rolled into long pencil thin strips and cut into thumbnail size pillow cases..........dropped into the hot oil and like MAGIC that only Christmas can bring...walla little round puffy dough balls! The recipe that follows is NOT to be tampered with, just make it just as is........no extra cinnimon or bigger cuts of the dough...........they are just soooo perfect just as the recipe reads! My brother on the other hand would disagree, he has adapted the recipe to add more cinnimon......I guess I just love the taste of all my childhood years and can't bear to change a thing!
Two ways to enjoy these italian little balls.........plain-dropped in coffee (My Dad's favorite way) or with the traditional honey mixture and sprinkles on a plate. Either way they are GREAT!!!
My Dad use to have my mother hide away a jar just for him, so that days and weeks after Christmas he could still enjoy some in his nightly demi tas'. If I close my eyes I can still picture him at the kitchen table.
Italian Struffolii
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups of sifted flour
1tsp of baking powder
3 large eggs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
dash of cinnimon
In a bowl mix all ingredients togeather, nead into a round dough ball ...cover with seran wrap, put in refrigerator for approx 2 hours.
In a Deep fryer , melt crisco lard until hot and bubbly.
Take dough out of wrap rip off a chunk the size of a golf ball and roll between your hand to make a long pencil thin rope, cut with sharp knife into thumb nail size pillows. You will have the best success scattering a little flour on a cutting board and cutting into little pillows, continue to sprinkle flour on your knife and cutting board as needed. Take approx. 20-30 of the pillows and dump in deep fryer slowly turning with a wooden spoon until a nice light brown in color, take out of oil and pour little balls into a bowl lined with paper towels to absorb extra oil. Then into a storage container when cooled (air tight).
Continue this process until all the dough is used.........we usually make at least 3X the recipe and are able to enjoy them through New years!
Topping:
1 cup of honey
1tbls of sugar
small christmas color hard candy sprinkles
In a small pot pour honey and sugar and heat through until sugar is completly melted and honey runs off a spoon like syrup.
When ready to serve pour warm honey over balls in a bowl and mix well add sprinkles and toss lightly then serve and enjoy!!!!
Simple right?! Well it is but.......it does take some time so I suggest first timers do not do 3X the recipe unless you have helpers to roll and cut dough as someone else does the deep frying. We try to make this a family affair , inviting everyone that wants to participate, it gets the job done quickly this way!
This is my Father's family recipe, they are delicious little deep fried dough balls not too hard not too soft with a delicous drowning in honey and christmas sprinkles! A flood of memories comes back every time I make these. I can remember countless Christmas Holidays with mounds of this delicious dough scattered in the kitchen, rolled into long pencil thin strips and cut into thumbnail size pillow cases..........dropped into the hot oil and like MAGIC that only Christmas can bring...walla little round puffy dough balls! The recipe that follows is NOT to be tampered with, just make it just as is........no extra cinnimon or bigger cuts of the dough...........they are just soooo perfect just as the recipe reads! My brother on the other hand would disagree, he has adapted the recipe to add more cinnimon......I guess I just love the taste of all my childhood years and can't bear to change a thing!
Two ways to enjoy these italian little balls.........plain-dropped in coffee (My Dad's favorite way) or with the traditional honey mixture and sprinkles on a plate. Either way they are GREAT!!!
My Dad use to have my mother hide away a jar just for him, so that days and weeks after Christmas he could still enjoy some in his nightly demi tas'. If I close my eyes I can still picture him at the kitchen table.
Italian Struffolii
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups of sifted flour
1tsp of baking powder
3 large eggs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
dash of cinnimon
In a bowl mix all ingredients togeather, nead into a round dough ball ...cover with seran wrap, put in refrigerator for approx 2 hours.
In a Deep fryer , melt crisco lard until hot and bubbly.
Take dough out of wrap rip off a chunk the size of a golf ball and roll between your hand to make a long pencil thin rope, cut with sharp knife into thumb nail size pillows. You will have the best success scattering a little flour on a cutting board and cutting into little pillows, continue to sprinkle flour on your knife and cutting board as needed. Take approx. 20-30 of the pillows and dump in deep fryer slowly turning with a wooden spoon until a nice light brown in color, take out of oil and pour little balls into a bowl lined with paper towels to absorb extra oil. Then into a storage container when cooled (air tight).
Continue this process until all the dough is used.........we usually make at least 3X the recipe and are able to enjoy them through New years!
Topping:
1 cup of honey
1tbls of sugar
small christmas color hard candy sprinkles
In a small pot pour honey and sugar and heat through until sugar is completly melted and honey runs off a spoon like syrup.
When ready to serve pour warm honey over balls in a bowl and mix well add sprinkles and toss lightly then serve and enjoy!!!!
Simple right?! Well it is but.......it does take some time so I suggest first timers do not do 3X the recipe unless you have helpers to roll and cut dough as someone else does the deep frying. We try to make this a family affair , inviting everyone that wants to participate, it gets the job done quickly this way!
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