Homemade Struffoli Recipe
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Learn how to make this classic Italian Homemade Struffoli Recipe, delicious fried dough balls coated in a sweet honey syrup.
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Ingredients
For the Struffoli:
- 3 ½ cups 00 flour
- Zest of 1 orange
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 6 tablespoons lard or unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons anise liqueur
- 1 to 2 tablespoons cold water
- Sprinkles
- candied fruit or citron
For the Syrup
- 1 cup honey
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean pod seeds extracted
Instructions
- On a clean surface, mix together the flour, sugar, salt, lemon zest, and orange zest until combined.
- Next, cut in the fat using a pastry blender or better yet your fingers, like in my S cookies recipe, to make sure it is mixed in with the dry ingredients and no bigger than the size of couscous.
- Form a well in the center for the flour.
- Add in the eggs and anise liqueur and whisk together using a fork in the well.
- Start to bring in the dry ingredients with the fork to combine.
- Using a bench knife or your hands, bring the ingredients together.
- You may need 1 to 2 tablespoons of water if it’s too dry or 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour if it's too wet.
- Knead the dough for at least 5 to 7 minutes, but 10 to 12 minutes is recommended.
- When finished, the dough should be smooth and soft. Transfer it to a bowl and cover it in plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a clean surface and divide the dough into 4 big pieces.
- Individually roll them out using your hands into long ropes about ½” thick.
- Then simply using a knife or a bench knife (Aff link), cut them into small pieces.
- Coat the dough balls in a little flour and mix.
- Fry the dough balls in batches in your favorite neutral-flavored oil heated to 350° for only 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly browned while occasionally stirring it to ensure all sides are brown.
- Set them to the side on paper towels to drain.
- In a large-size pot, over low heat together the honey, sugar, and vanilla beans while constantly stirring with a spoon until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add the fried dough balls to the honey and sugar mixture and coat by mixing with a spoon or rubber spatula.
- Transfer to a plate and garnish with sprinkles and any citron you may want. Serve.
Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 1 day ahead of time.
- How to Store: Keep them covered at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator covered for up to 3 days. This will not freeze well. I recommend reheating them slightly before serving, so they soften up a bit.
- Kneading the dough is crucial to incorporating the ingredients and ensuring you form strong gluten from the flour, so it does it for at least 5 minutes.
- It’s essential to make sure you let the dough rest for 30 minutes so that it is not overworked, resulting in a tough dough.
- Fry the dough in batches so that they do not stick together and form big clumps of dough balls
- As the struffoli topping cools down, the dough balls will become very sticky, perfect when forming your desired shape, a ring, or a mound.
- When making the dough, you may need 1 to 2 tablespoons of water if it’s too dry or 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour if it's too wet.
- I’ve seen several recipes with the struffoli formed into a ring/wreath-shaped mold, but feel free to serve in whichever shape you’d like.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
336kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
120mg
(5%)
Potassium
74mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
33g
(66%)
Vitamin A
79IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 336 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 336kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 120mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 74mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 79IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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