Struffoli Italian Christmas Pastries |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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These crisp, fried pastry puffs are an essential ending to the traditional Italian Christmas Day dinner. Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2 large eggs |
1 teaspoon grated orange zest |
vegetable oil for frying |
1 cup honey |
multicolored candy sprinkles |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt.
2. Add the eggs and zest. Stir until well blended.
3. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add a little more flour if dough seems sticky.
5. Shape the dough into a ball, cover with an overturned bowl. Let rest for 30 minutes.
6. Roll the dough into 1/2-inch thick ropes then cut into 1/2-inch nuggets.
7. Heat about 2 inches of oil to 370 degrees F. in a wide saucepan or deep fryer.
8. Begin adding struffoli in batches into the oil to fit without crowding.
9. Cook, stirring occasionally with a slotted spoon, until crisp and brown, about 1 minute.
10. Remove the struffoli with the slotted spoon and transfer to paper towels to drain.
11. When all the struffoli are fried, gently heat the honey just to a simmer in a wide saucepan.
12. Remove the honey from the heat, add the struffoli and coat well.
13. Pile the struffoli into a mound on a large platter. Dust with the multicolored sprinkles.
14. Best served the day they are made.
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