Struffoli
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Read about syrup-soaked fried sweets in the BrightCulinary Book
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
- 230 g plain flour
- 200 g plain flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 tbsp limoncello
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- orange zest
- lemon zest
- salt
Put the flour, sugar, eggs, orange and lemon zest, limoncello, peanut oil and a pinch of salt in the mixer and mix to a dough, under two minutes.
The dough ingredients
- flour
If the mix is too sticky, add a little flour at a time and keep mixing until it is denser.
Mixing and adjusting the dough
Turn the dough out and work it by hand with a little flour until smooth and moist but not sticky.
Rest the dough covered for at least half an hour so the gluten develops.
Stretch the rested dough with a rolling pin, not too thin.
Rolling and cutting the little snakes
- peanut oil
Bring the peanut oil to 180 Celsius and fry the pieces individually, less than a minute, until brown, then drain on paper towel.
- 150 g honey
- sugar
Warm about 150 grams of honey with a spoon of sugar in a large fry pan and mix.
Coating in honey
- lemon zest
- orange zest
Add lemon zest and orange zest and keep mixing, then switch the pan off.
Zest, candied fruit and sprinkles
Pile into a mountain on a serving plate and finish with more lemon zest and sprinkles.
Building the struffoli mountain