“Struffoli recipe” famous Christmas italian dessert

” Struffoli recipe” famous Christmas italian dessert is a traditional plate of my family region Campania in the south if Italy.

Struffoli also known as honey balls is a dish made of deep fried balls of sweet dough. The dough is used in many Italian sweet treats. For struffoli, the dough is formed in to balls about the size of halzenuts. These are small and soft balls of dough made from flour, eggs, sugar, butter or oil and liquor; these balls are first fried in abundant oil, then placed in hot honey and seasoned with colored sprinkles! The Struffoli are then arranged in the shape of a donut or star tree in colored Christmas plates.

One of the theories on the origin of the name Struffolo is that it derives from the verb “to rub” which is the gesture that is performed when the dough is rolled to give it a rope shape before cutting it into small balls!

” Struffoli recipe” famous Christmas italian dessert is my family recipe. Do you have any recipe that when you make you feel it is Christmas season? This is the one for me. We can’t miss a Christmas without Struffoli, you ate one at a time together with the thousands of festive chats that immediately the dish was finished without noticing it.
It can be consumed over a week, so it is often done in large quantities and consumed between Christmas and New Year.

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Struffoli recipe

Cuisine

South Italy

Prep Time

30 Minutes

Cook Time

30 Minutes

Passive Time

30 Minutes

Servings

Pax

Ingredients

Dough

• 2 Cup all purproce flour
• 1/2 Bag Baking pawer 2 tsp baking power
• 2 Large eggs
• 3 Tsp Limoncello Liquor
• 1/3 Cup White sugar
• 1/4 Cup Corn oil Or butter
• 1 Tsp Vanilla flavour

For cooking

• Corn oil For frying
• 1 Cup Honey

Decoration

• Sugar sprinkles,
• candied fruit for decor optional

Cuisine South Italy Prep Time 30 Minutes Cook Time 30 Minutes Passive Time 30 Minutes Servings Pax Ingredients Dough 2 Cup all purproce flour 1/2 Bag Baking pawer 2 tsp baking power 2 Large eggs 3 Tsp Limoncello Liquor 1/3 Cup White sugar 1/4 Cup Corn oil Or butter 1 Tsp Vanilla flavour For cooking Corn oil For frying 1 Cup Honey Decoration Sugar sprinkles, candied fruit for decor optional

Instructions

1. Make dough In the bowl of a food processor, mix all ingredients for the dough first flour, sugar and eggs and add limoncello, vanilla and baking powered. Mix until the mixture forms into a ball. Rest the dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator
2. Prepare the dough balls Cut a piece of dough and start to roll like a long cord and cut in small pieces big like a hazelnut. And put the cutted in a large plate with same flour so it won't sticks .
3. Fry the Struffoli Put in a large pan, enough oil to cook about a third of the way. Heat over medium heat for 3 minutes until the first struffoli you out start to make bubbles . Fry the struffoli until lightly golden, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate with paper to absorb the oil.
4. Honey on the struffoli Combine honey, lemon juice Cook the mixture under medium heat. Keep stir the honey mixture with a spatula, and cook for 3 minutes.
5. When it’s done, turn off the heat and add the fried dough balls slowly into the mixture and stir the mixture carefully.
6. Ready to decor Add same sprinkles to the struffoli and fast put in a plate leave a hole in the center if you like the circle form Add more decor on the top. Save at room temperature for max 7 days.

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