Zeppole
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 18-20 zeppole 1x
Ingredients
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- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Vegetable or Peanut Oil, for frying
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, salt, and sugar with 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add 1 cup flour all at once. Stir thoroughly until completely mixed and a dough forms.
- Return pan to medium heat, and stir dough mixture for 1 minute longer. Remove from heat.
- One at a time, add eggs to the dough. Add vanilla. Beat well by hand with a wooden spoon or use a electric mixer until eggs and vanilla are incorporated.
- In a medium skillet or saucepan, pour in enough oil to reach a depth of 1 inch. Heat oil to 375 degrees F. Using two teaspoons or a small cookie dough scoop, scoop out a ball of dough about 1-1/2 inches in diameter and drop carefully into the hot oil. Repeat with 5 more balls of dough, frying in batches of about 6 at a time for 6 minutes, until golden brown on all sides. (Please resist the urge to over-crowd the pan. Adding too many balls of dough at once will cause the temperature of the oil to drop dramatically.)
- Drain on paper-towel lined baking sheet.
- Repeat until no dough remains, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain oil temperature of 375 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cinnamon. Sift or sprinkle sugar mixture over the zeppole.
- Serve immediately.
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