Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 orange, zested
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon limoncello
- 4 cups canola oil, for frying
- 2 cups honey
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- Candied orange or lemon peel or sprinkles, for garnish, optional
Directions
In a mixer bowl, combine the flour, egg yolks, eggs, zests, salt, and limoncello and mix well to form a firm dough, 8 to 10 minutes. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
When the dough has rested, remove from refrigerator and cut into golf ball-size pieces. Roll each golf ball into a 1/2-inch-thick dowel and cut each dowel into 1/2-inch pieces. Roll each piece between palms into a ball. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Heat the oil in 12 to 14-inch skillet with at least 3-inch sides to 375 degrees F. Drop balls into cover about half of the surface of the oil and cook until dark golden brown. Use a spider or slotted spoon to turn them regularly; they will puff up while cooking. When cooked, remove to a tray covered with paper towels and drain well. This should make at least 5 batches, so be patient.
When all of the struffoli are cooked, heat the honey, lemon juice, and zest together in a wide 6 to 8-quart saucepan until quite warm, about 150 degrees F, and substantially thinner.
Add the struffoli and stir carefully until well coated. Remove from heat and allow to cool 5 minutes in the pan, stirring regularly.
Pour out onto a large serving tray in the form of either a pyramid or a ring. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and any other choice of garnish. The struffoli should last a week or as long as your guests allow.















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By ourdoggizmo_124...
huntington, 72
on December 29, 2009
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This recipe has a mistake in the egg quantity...numerous versions are posted on this site. The dough is tasteless and comes out hard as a rock. IT IS PLAIN AWFUL!
By cappsta702_11737688
nyc, NY
on December 19, 2009
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I WASTED A WHOLE DOZEN EGGS. THIS RECIPE SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THIS SITE OR MODIFIED & FAT, ORANGE CLOG WEARING, GREASY HAIRED MARIO BATALI SHOULD BUY ME A DOZEN FRESH EGGLANDS BEST EGGS. HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF TO ALLOW THIS RECIPE TO HAVE HIS NAME ON IT.
By arsirey_12401032
on December 02, 2009
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What a waste of eggs and ingredience.
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