Struffoli
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1 tablespoon softened butter
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup honey
Instructions
- Whisk together the butter and eggs with 1 tsp of sugar until foamy
- Sift flour together with baking powder
- Stir flour and baking powder into the egg mixture
- Use your hands to kneed the mixture into a soft dough
- Quarter the dough and place on a floured cutting board
- Roll each piece of dough into a rope about the size of your index finger and 12 inches long
- Cut each rope into 1 inch pieces
- Toss the rope pieces with flour and shake off the excess, you only need a light coating
- Using a deep saucepan, heat 3 inches of vegetable oil to 375F
- Place a couple of your struffoli into the pan at a time and fry until golden brown and puffed
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer struffoli to a paper towel and allow to drain
- Combine ½ cup sugar and the honey in a large saucepan
- Heat over low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved then keep at a low heat.
- Add your fried struffoli balls a few at a time
- Use a wooden spoon to turn your struffoli to coat all sides of them with your honey and sugar mixture
- Remove the struffoli from the pan and transfer them to a large plate
- Using wet hands, build a pyramid with the balls
- Sprinkle the pyramid with colored sprinkles and let stand for 1 to 2 hours
- When it is cool, just break of pieces with your hands and enjoy
Struffoli was last modified: April 19th, 2014 by