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Desserts: Struffoli

Source of Recipe

www.ichef.com


List of Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup butter or shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla
6 large eggs
vegetable oil for deep frying
honey for coating balls once cooked


Recipe

Blend the flour, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the shortening or butter with a pastry blender or a fork, then blend in the vanilla and the eggs (two at a time). The batter should be a very thick cookie dough. Knead the dough for 5 minutes, until very smooth. Flour your hands when the dough gets sticky. Place the dough on your floured baking board and form it into a large ball. Dust the dough lightly with flour, cover with a clean cloth, and let sit for 1/2 hour. Divide the large ball into 3 or 4 small er balls. Roll each ball into 1/2" balls.

Cut each roll into 1/2" round pieces. In a deep skillet, heat enough oil for deep frying. Drop the balls (about a dozen at a time), into the oil and fry until golden and crispy. Transfer to either paper towels or a metal colander to drain. While they are still warm, put the struffoli into a large mixing bowl. Heat the honey in a small saucepan and drizzle it over the struffoli while you gently stir them. All the struffoli should be lightly coated with the honey. Serve warm, piled in a mound on a serving platter.