Pick any Italian festival and you will always find traditional foods playing a huge part in making the celebration memorable. Among these celebratory-special dishes, the Zeppola di San Giuseppe is a very popular doughnut dish. This airy doughnut is filled or topped with pastry cream and garnished with amarena on top.
This recipe is created to celebrate Father’s Day, which occurs on the 19th of March in the Roman Catholic Church, on Saint Joseph’s Day, who mastered the art of frying alongside being an expert carpenter.
Delicious and Easy Zeppole Recipe!
Zeppole is an authentic Italian dessert delicacy that will mesmerize you and tantalize your taste buds. The best thing about the recipe is that it can be made by anyone as it is super easy to make.
Made by combining eggs, all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, and black rum – zeppole recipe will surely give a perfect end to your meal. You can pair this recipe with a hot piping cup of tea or hot cocoa and it will taste delightfully delicious.
So, let’s see how you can make this traditional Italian delicacy at home.
Quick Stats
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 60 to 70 zeppole
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- oil for frying
- 1/4 cup confectioners sugar, to dust
Method to Prepare
- Take a medium saucepan and pour water, milk, butter, granulated sugar, and salt into it. Bring everything to a boil over medium flame.
- Once done, remove it from the flame and stir one cup of flour using a wooden spoon.
- Incorporate it well. Once well combined, put the saucepan back on the medium flame and stir constantly for another two minutes to partially cook the flour.
- Now, transfer the dough to a large mixing bowl and beat it using an electric mixer on medium speed for a minute.
- Then, add 4 eggs, one by one. Combine well after each addition.
- Once eggs are combined, beat the mixture for another minute, until you get a smooth dough that forms a thick ribbon when you pull up on the whisk.
- Transfer this dough to a popping bag with a half-inch opening.
- Pour oil and heat it. Once the oil is hot, pipe zeppole into the hot oil.
- Swiftly cut the dough as you pipe your zeppole into the oil.
- Fry it for around 5 minutes in total, turning them over after 2 minutes. Once fried, put them on paper napkins to absorb excess oil.
- Dust them with powdered sugar and serve!
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Final Words
Serve this dish during special occasions like kitty parties, game nights, and house gatherings to give your guest a delicious gift. Along with adults, your kids will adore this dish and can prove to be one of the most desirable items for their tiffins.
