STRUFFOLI ITALIAN HONEY BALLS
Struffoli Italian Honey Balls, delicious crunchy pastry balls covered in honey, a traditional Italian Christmas dessert recipe from Naples.
Provided by Rosemary Molloy
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, the baking powder and the salt, then add the butter, orange zest, sugar and Grand Marnier (or orange juice), start to combine with a fork until crumbly.
- Add the eggs one at a time and mix to combine, when almost combined move the mix to a lightly floured flat surface add an extra 1 - 1/2 tablespoons flour and knead together to form a soft dough. Cover with a clean tea towel and let rest 30 minutes.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll into thin ropes 1/4 inch in diameter. Cut to make small cubes and roll each cube into a ball slightly smaller than a marble. Try to make them all the same size.
- In a medium pot add 2-3 inches of oil and heat to 350°F add the struffoli (in batches) turning a couple of times and when golden drain on a paper towel lined plate and let cool.
- While struffoli are cooling in a large pan on low / medium heat, heat the honey until warm and slightly watery. Add the cooled struffoli and mix to coat, then sprinkle with sprinkles and slivered almonds.
- Then form the honey balls into desired shape, dome, donut (see video)** pyramid. It is best to oil the glass before placing it in the middle of the plate. Let the finished Struffoli sit until the honey solidifies (approximately 1 1/2 - 2 hours) and then serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 kcal, Carbohydrate 54 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 66 mg, Sodium 78 mg, Sugar 28 g, ServingSize 1 serving
GRANDMA HELEN'S STRUFFOLI
This is an Italian Christmas Tradition. This is my moms family recipe and is tried and true. It is quite festive and makes a nice holiday gift too.
Provided by Steve P.
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 Large Holiday Platter, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Add all liquid ingredients (Except honey) to dry to form a dough.
- Knead dough well to incorporate all ingredients.
- For balls roll dough out in 1/4 inch round strips like pencils.
- Cut the pieces at small intervals with an angle cut.
- How far apart you make the cut is your judgment call, as the smaller the spacing the smaller the balls and vice versa.
- Mom likes the look leaving them as is with the angle cut giving a unique shape to the balls as they fry.
- If you prefer perfectly rounded balls, you can roll the pieces in the palms of your hands like miniature meatballs before frying.
- For ribbons cut some of the dough in flat strips about 1/2 inch wide preferably using a crimped edge cutting wheel as it gives a fancy serrated edge to them.
- Form loops or bow shapes with the ribbons and deep fry balls and ribbons separately until golden brown (ribbons as they are flat will cook quicker than the balls).
- Drain on absorbent paper.
- Heat honey in a deep pot until it starts to thin out and become pourable.
- Remove from heat.
- Dip bows and ribbons in warm honey and set aside.
- Add balls to the honey and toss to coat.
- Transfer balls to holiday platter and top with the ribbons and bows.
- Or you can mound the balls to look like a Christmas tree and decorate with bows on the sides.
- Sprinkle with multi colored sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.7, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 62, Sodium 42.7, Carbohydrate 90.1, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 73.9, Protein 4.5
MY MOM'S STRUFOLI
This is a recipe thats been in my family for many generations! We always make this for Christmas! It's an old fashioned Italian tradition! There are many strufoli recipes on the Internet, but this is great because we add whiskey! Some people makes this in ball shapes, but we like the twisted stick shape!
Provided by LILLIANCOOKS
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix all dry ingred together.
- Mix all wet ingred together.
- Then mix both together. Mix til dough forms into a ball.
- Then knead dough for 5 minute
- Seperate dough into 3 equal pieces.
- Take a section of dough and roll out to 1/8 inch thick rectangle. Cut into 1/2"wide x 2"long strips.
- Twist the strips and set aside covered. Do this for all the dough.
- Deep fry at 375 degrees til golden brown. Blot on paper towels.
- To coat with honey put fried strufoli in a large pot. Drizzle on top with honey. Heat and toss til well coated. Place on a serving platter and sprinkle with nonpareils.
- THIS CAN ALSO BE BAKED INSTEAD OF FRIED. JUST TAKE THE CUT TWISTED STRIPS AND PLACE THEM ON A PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEET. BAKE AT 375 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR TIL GOLDEN BROWN AND CRUNCHY. THEN FOLLOW THE SAME DIRECTIONS TO COAT THEM WITH HONEY AND NONPARELIS.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200.2, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 52.9, Sodium 79, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 11.9, Protein 3.8
STRUFFOLI
Provided by Nigella Lawson
Categories Dessert Fry Christmas Kid-Friendly Edible Gift Honey Christmas Eve Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 10 or up to 16; essentially a Christmas centerpiece
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Get out a large, rimmed baking sheet and shake the semolina over the base. And get out another tray (it doesn't have to be a baking sheet) and line it with a double layer of paper towels. Set both aside while you get on with the dough.
- Beat the eggs, sugar, finely grated lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil until frothy. Gradually add about 2 2/3 cups of the flour and the baking powder, and mix to a dough. If it is too sticky, then add more flour and keep kneading, using either your hands or a freestanding mixer fitted with a dough hook, until you have a smooth, pliable dough. This doesn't take very long: probably around 3 minutes or 5 by hand.
- Flour your work surface and turn out your dough. Then divide the dough into 10 roughly equal pieces, each about the size of a golf ball. Take 1 ball and roll it into a rope approx. 1/2 inch thick, then with floury hands divide this into about 20 small pieces, and roll each piece between your hands (flouring them again if this helps) to make marble-sized balls.
- Place the formed balls of dough on the semolina-sprinkled baking sheet, as you shape them. Repeat the process with the remaining golf-ball-sized portions of dough: you should make a staggering 200 of the tiny balls!
- Heat the vegetable oil in a wide, heavy pan-about 11 inches diameter and at least 6 inches deep-and then when the oil is at 375°F but no higher (you can leave a preserving or candy thermometer in, if you want), or a piece of bread sizzles and browns immediately when dropped in the pan, you can begin to cook the dough balls. Regulate the temperature and keep a careful eye on the pan and the oil all the time.
- Gently lower, using a mesh scoop or perforated spoon, about 15 little dough balls at a time. At first they will sink and then, as they cook, they'll float to the surface and begin to turn golden brown. This will take up to about 1 minute depending on how many you have in at a time, but be ready to fish them out with your mesh scoop or perforated spoon onto the paper towel-lined tray as soon as they become the right golden color. And keep watching your pan.
- Continue to cook them in batches-making sure the oil returns to the correct temperature but doesn't get too hot or bubble too vigorously-until they are all fried; you can pile them up on the tray without harm. Now turn off the heat under the oil pan, and move on to the adhesive and assembly stage.
- Pour the honey into a roasting pan that can go on the stove, and heat very gently until it becomes runny-a matter of moments, so do not leave the pan-then take it off the heat.
- Tip all of the fried dough balls into the warmed honey and, using a soft spatula, turn them gently to coat them. Get out a large plate or cake stand with a slight lip or rim and, with wet hands, check the balls are not too hot then pick up the sticky balls and arrange them around the outer edge of the plate in the shape of a bobbly wreath, leaving just a small empty circle in the middle. Do not worry about symmetry or perfection or counting dough balls here, please.
- Wash the honey from your hands and shake your chosen sprinkles over the sticky wreath, then stand back and admire, before placing your creation where others can do likewise. These struffoli are best, to my mind, eaten on the day they're made. Use a scoop or spoon and fork to serve. It will be a sticky affair, but that's part of their charm.
STRUFOLI
Make and share this Strufoli recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Richard-NYC
Categories Healthy
Time 3h
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat eggs until light.
- Add all dry ingredients and blend well.
- Knead until dough forms a smooth surface.
- Roll dough out on floured board with floured rolling pin to a 1/2 inch thickness.
- Cut into 1/2 inch strips.
- Pinch off 1/2 inch pieces.
- Pour oil in large heavy frying pan until about 2" deep.
- Heat oil until a small piece of dough bubbles and rises to surface quickly.
- Do not overheat.
- Place cut pieces of dough onto slotted spoon and lower into oil.
- When the dough puffs up and is slightly browned remove with slotted spoon and put fried morsels into a"doubled" brown paper bag to absorb excess oil.
- Repeat using all the dough---Note: sometimes the oil will froth--give the oil a stir--do not let the oil get too hot or they will burn.
- When all dough is fried place morsels into a new"doubled" brown paper bag--place bag near heat source to coax out as much oil as possible---leave over night.
- Next day put struffoli in a new"doubled" and shake shake shake.
- Heat honey in large heavy pot stir in vanila.
- Slowly pour struffoli into honey stir to coat.
- Spoon onto serving plate and sprinkle with colored sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 181.1, Fat 1.4, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 52.9, Sodium 71.5, Carbohydrate 39.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 23.4, Protein 3.8
STRUFFOLI
Make and share this Struffoli recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Phil Franco
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 48 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat at least 2" of cooking oil in a pan until its very hot. Place flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well (indentation) in the center of flour and add the eggs one at a time, mixing slightly after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix well to make a soft dough. Turn dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead until soft and elastic.
- Divide dough into halves and lightly roll each half 1/4 inch thick to form a rectangle. Cut dough with a pastry cutter into strips 1/4" wide. Use the palm of your hand to roll strips to pencil thickness. Cut into pieces about 1/4" to 1/2" long.
- Fry only as many pieces of dough as will float one layer deep for 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally. Drain before removing, and then place on several paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
- In a different pan heat the honey until it is hot. Add in the drained fried dough pieces. Stir constantly until all pieces are coated. Remove, place in a glass bowl and keep it in the refrigerator to cool slightly. Remove and sprinkle with the sprinkles!
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