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Struffoli are deep-fried balls of sweet dough that are coated with honey and decorated with sprinkles and candied fruit. Actually, this is a Christmas dessert that is very delicious. And once we taste it, we’ll always want it on our table for the holidays.
CONTENT OF RECIPE
Ingredients / Ingredienti | For Dough: 4 Cups of All-Purpose Flour 1/8 Cup of Sugar Pinch of Salt 3 Eggs and 2 Yolks Orange and Lemon Peel 1/2 Cup of Butter |
| For Topping: 1 Cup of Honey 1/2 Cup of Sugar Lemon and Orange Peel Sprinkles Candied Orange and Cherries | |
| For Frying: Oil (Peanut Oil or Sunflower Oil) | |
| Baking Time / Tempo di cottura | 5-7 Minutes (Until Golden Brown) |
| Baking Temperature / Temperatura di cottura | 350°F ~ 176°C (Medium Heat) |
| Utensils / Utensili | Bowl Baking Pan Toothpick Serving Plate |
| Baking Method / Metodo di cottura | Stove |
HISTORY Of Struffoli
People of Nepal have given us a very wonderful and delicious dessert recipe from their rituals. And one of the best of them is Struffoli. Before the recipe starts, let me tell you where this Neapolitan Struffoli came from and what is its origin.
Well, there is no specific information for this, but it seems to be a very historic recipe. Well, the fact is that it was the Greeks who brought this dessert to the Gulf of Nepal. Now the Struffoli is called Struffoli probably because it comes from the word strongoulos which means round.
The rest of these are people’s own words. Maybe this word has come out from ‘rubbing’’, like this is also a way, isn’t it? When we are rolling the dough, it is in cylindrical shape. And there are some who say that it means to rub the palette and they say it in this sense because it is a very sweet and very tasty dish.
METHOD
Step 1: First we will take flour in a bowl and then we will add sugar, butter, egg yolk, lemon, and orange zest to it. Step 2: Now we are going to knead everything together well until everything turns smooth, then we are going to cover it and leave it for an hour. Step 3: Then we will cut small pieces from this dough up to one or two centimeters then fry it in hot oil and wait for it to turn golden brown. Step 4: After that we will make the topping. Step 5: Add water, honey, orange, lemon zest, and sugar cubes in a saucepan . Step 6: Keep boiling it well until it turns yellowish. Step 7: In this yellow mixture, add Struffoli and some candied fruit. Step 8: Flip the pan over the tray and arrange it into whatever shape you want, usually people make it into a hill shape. Step 9: Now add some sprinkles and some candied fruit to decorate it. Step 10: Keep it cool for a few hours before serving it.Problem Facing While Preparing Struffoli
Making Struffoli is not complicated. But yes, there are some mistakes that are very common and you have to avoid them so that you can make the best kind of dish.
Do you guys have to face the issue that Struffoli gets foamed while frying?
When rolling up the Struffoli, do not over-mount the flour. Using the right oil is also a problem, so you should use sunflower seed oil or any peanut oil.
