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Ricotta filled Graffe
How to make a traditional sweet from the Italian town of Trapani: Ricotta filled Graffe.
Prep Time
2 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 12
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
Ricotta Filling
- 500 gms – 1.1 lbs. ricotta
- 360 gms – 12.5 oz. sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 70 gms – 2.5 oz dark chocolate chips
- 1 pinch salt
Graffe
- 500 gms – 1.1 lbs. flour
- 50 gms – 1.75 oz. lard
- 50 gms – 1.75 oz. sugar
- 7 gms dry – 2 ¼ tsp yeast
- 250 ml water – 1 cup + more to make batter, lukewarm
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- vegetable oil for deep frying
- Olive oil for handling the dough
- icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
Ricotta Filling
Graffe
Notes
- Be gentle when you put the raw graffe in the oil or they may deflate.