Orange and Chocolate Zeppole

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Perfect Pairings

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (22)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(22)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

Orange Zeppole:

1 stick butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1 tablespoon orange zest
Vegetable oil, for frying

Orange Sugar:

1 tablespoon orange zest
1/2 cup sugar

Chocolate Sauce:

3/4 cup cream
1 cup (8 ounces) bittersweet chocolate chips

For the Orange Zeppole:

Directions

In a medium saucepan combine the butter, salt, sugar, and water over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the flour. Return the pan to low heat and stir continuously until the mixture forms a ball, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Using an electric hand mixer on low speed, add eggs, 1 at a time, incorporating each egg completely before adding the next. Add the orange zest and beat until smooth. Set aside.

For the Orange Sugar:

Place the orange zest and sugar in a food processor. Pulse the machine until the mixture is blended. Set the sugar into a wide and shallow dish. Set

aside.

Pour enough oil into a large frying pan to reach a depth of 2 inches. Heat the oil over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees F.

Using a small ice-cream scoop or 2 small spoons, carefully drop about a tablespoon of the dough into the hot oil. Turn the zeppole once or twice, cooking until golden and puffed up, about 5 minutes. Transfer the cooked zeppole to the dish with the Orange Sugar. Roll to coat in the sugar. Continue frying the remaining dough.

For the Chocolate Sauce:

Heat the cream in a small saucepan until hot but not boiling. Pour cream over the chocolate and stir until the mixture is smooth. Transfer the Chocolate Sauce into a dipping dish. Serve the zeppole alongside the Chocolate Sauce for dipping.

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Lena Foster City, CA 11-02-2009
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Tasty Treat
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great Halloween treat I made for me and my roommates! I had no problems with the batter being too eggy, i'd suggest making... sure the eggs are at room temp.; it helps them to be cohesive. It took a few batches to get the size right, turns out I like the 1tsp ones better than the 1tbsp, but you have to watch them closer. I made cinnamon whipped cream to go along with the chocolate sauce; it was an instant hit! :)Read more
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shahla columbia, MD 10-21-2009
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GREAT
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This receipe was great, I add only 3 egges, kept the batter in fridge for 15 minutes and add cinnoman in the orange sugar. it... came out supper. Thank you Giada. it was easy and teasy. LOVE YOU..Read more
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Marisa Virginia Beach, VA 10-19-2009
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Not bad, but a bit eggy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made these this past weekend. I did a double batch since we had company. The first nite, they were very runny and came... out really eggy and dense. I refridgerated the batter overnite and when I went to cook the remaining batter it was pretty solid. They came out MUCH better after being refridgerated. It was way thicker and I was able to make perfect balls with my lil ice cream scoop. They cooked long and slow at 350, but came out much better.Read more
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Liz San Diego, CA 10-17-2009
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Make them small
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I had the problem of them being underdone and eggy tasting with my first batch. I then made them smaller and cooked a bit... longer. The insides were then perfect. I found they were just as good the next morning. Make sure your oil is not too hot or they will brown too fast on the outside and not be fully cooked inside.Read more
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Dianna Corning, CA 10-16-2009
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Not to my liking...
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Was super excited to make these, but once I tried them they were just awful. I totally agree that the batter was WAY too... liquidy! And eggy. Yuck. The only thing I liked about this recipe was the chocolate. Very disappointed... Read more
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Jerry Jamaica Plain, MA 10-15-2009
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Tasty, Yet Inconsistent...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I love Giada. I watch her show almost religiously, and will continue to do so, because her recipes are often simple, yet... flavorful and take a few great ingredients and turn them into something mouth-watering. This recipe, however, simply didn't work. 4 eggs is far too many. The batter came out very liquidy - I had to add more flour to compensate, and even then I opted to put it in a pastry bag and pipe it into the oil, which gave me a very delicious funnel cake. If this had been a recipe for that, funnel cake, it would have been incredible. But I don't see how one could get uniform little ball-shaped Zeppoli out of this batter. Just too wet. But seriously - turn this into a funnel cake and it's out of this world. I've tried many funnel cake recipes, on Food Network and elsewhere, and haven't found an ideal recipe until this one. Not what we were going for, necessarily...but whatever. I should also note that the orange zest really does make it pop - I added less tahn the recipe calls for, because I'm not a huge fan of overpowering citrus, but a little bit gives the dough just the right hint of brightness without seeming perfumy. Read more