Shape into a wreath, fill a bowl, or place on a plate in a mound. Either add the struffoli to the honey in the pot, or pour warm honey over the warm struffoli in a bowl. When all of the dough is fried, mix with some warm honey. When they turn a little brown, remove from the hot oil and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Using a cake lifter, gently and carefully drop the balls into hot oil.ĭeep fry these little guys (in small batches), which will puff up into small balls of pastry which look like ceci, or garbanzo beans. Repeat with the rest of the dough.Ĭut a piece of dough from half of the batch and roll it into a long rope to about the thickness of a Sharpie, or between a Sharpie and a pencil. Slice into long strips, then cut into tiny pieces. Now, depending on how large you want your little balls to be, follow the directions below: Small Balls of StruffoliĬut the half piece of dough in two, and roll them out to about ¼” thickness. Remove from fridge and cut dough in half, and keep one half covered. With hands, shape dough into a ball and refrigerate, covered, for about half an hour. Next, add the remaining flour and mix until a slightly sticky dough forms. Mix for two minutes or so (if making by hand, combine the ingredients, and whisk well).Īdd one cup (in UK, just use a regular cup-no need to measure) of flour and mix again. Using a mixer, place eggs, sugar, salt, and whisky in a large bowl. This will make two large open rings of small balls of dough. Here’s my Nonna Chiarina’s easy struffoli recipe, or “cicerchiata” (CHEE-cherr-KEY-ahta) recipe which is another name for the same treat.Ī traditional Italian recipe. However, instead of rolling out the pastry thinly and shaping into bows, little tiny balls are formed when the pieces of dough are fried. Struffoli or cicerchiata (referring to the fact that they look like little ceci beans) uses the exact same dough. You may remember the cioffe I made earlier this year: deep fried bows of lightly sweetened pastry?Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Little balls of pastry are deep fried, and coated in honey simply delicious! Try this authentic Italian recipe from my Nonna. Struffoli are a honey-coated, traditional Italian Christmas treat.
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