Buenos dias mis queridos! Hoy estoy escribiendo este post en casa de mis padres in italia y quiero muestrarve un tipico dulce que los Napoletanos preparan por la Navidad: Strufoli! El nombre es un poco raro pero' practicamente son bolitas fritas de masa de harina que se mojan con miel y frutas canditas. Es un rollo sin fin hacerla porque las bolitas se hacen a mano...pero ya sabeis como es el tema del proseguimiento de las tradiciones...una vez al año te toca!
Here the ingredients to prepare the dough:
- 600 gr Flour 00
- 4 Eggs+ 1 Yellow
- 2 tbs Sugar
- 80 gr Butter
- 1 small glass of rum
- 1 Lemon zest rasped
- Salt (a pinch)
- Seed oil to fry
Here the ing to decorate:
- 100gr Orange -Lemon-Grapefruit and Cedar Candied Zest
- Kumquats and Fresh orange zest.
- Decorative sugar bids
Step1:
In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients (wet into dry)and work the dough into a ball.Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest on the counter for 30 minutes.
Step2:
Once the dough has rested, place it on a floured surface and cut into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a thin rope shape and cut ¼ inch pieces. Roll each piece into a round ball and place them on the parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Step3:
In a large pot or a deep fryer, add enough oil to get up to about 3 inches. Heat over medium high heat and fry the struffoli carefully in the hot oil making sure to constantly turn them around as they fry for even cooking, once they are deep golden brown, remove onto the paper towel lined baking sheet.
Step4:
Put in a large deep pot the kumquat, the fruit zest. Add 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of white wine and let it cook at low medium heat for 20 min. Then add honey and let it cook until gets runny. Finally add the Anice liquer and toss in the struffoli and stear well for a few minutes until they are well covered in the honey.
Sprinkle over sprinkles and candied fruit and let them sit for a wile before serving.
