Italian Sfingi Italian Doughnuts Food

SFINGI DI SAN GIUSEPPE

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
• In a large bowl or cup with a pouring lip, add yeast and ¼ cup sugar to warm water and stir to dissolve. Add the vanilla and stir to combine. Let the yeast bloom for 5 minutes.
• In a stand mixer, pour the yeast mixture into the mixer bowl. Using the whisk attachment, gradually add the flour mixture until a shaggy dough is formed. Switch to the dough hook and knead for 5 - 7 minutes until a smooth ball is formed. Dough should be slightly sticky and elastic. Put the dough into a oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until double in size; about 1 ½ hours. Punch down, cover and let it rise again for 30 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to a floured board. Divide into 4 pieces. Working with one piece at a time, pinch or cut small pieces about the size of a lime. With floured hands, roll into balls. Place on parchment paper dusted with flour. Repeat with the rest of the dough. You should get about 24 balls.
• Combine the 1 cup sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
• To fy, heat oil to 350 degrees in a skillet on the stovetop deep enough to submerge the sfinge, or in a electric deep fryer (my preference) Carefully drop about 6 balls at a time in the hot oil. Fry about 3-5 minutes golden brown. If the balls don't roll over on their own, you will have to flip them with a fork. Drain on paper towels.
• While still warm, roll the sfingi in cinnamon sugar.
• Enjoy right away. They are best eaten warm.

ITALIAN SFINGI (ITALIAN DOUGHNUTS)

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder.
• Add eggs, water, and vanilla; mix well.
• Drop batter by tablespoons in hot, deep oil.
• If oil is hot enough, sfingi will cook and turn over without help.
• If not, turn with a large spoon to brown on both sides.
• Add as many sfingi that will fit in skillet or deep-fryer.
• Fry until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Combine powdered sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle warm sfingi with powdered sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• Delicious served warm!

SFINGI

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine ricotta, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Mix together baking powder and 1/2 cup flour. Fold into ricotta mixture. Add enough of remaining flour to make a thick batter. Let rest 1 hour.
• Heat oil in large heavy saucepan over high heat until a small amount of batter dropped in oil sizzles and starts to color. Drop batter by teaspoons into hot oil and deep fry until golden. Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Stack sfingi on serving platter in a pyramid. Drizzle stack with honey and dust with confectioner's sugar.