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Menu:The recipeof the Neapolitan struffoli ofChristmasproposed by VerdeGusto is not very complicated. We have tried to simplify it by showing the Neapolitan struffoli recipe step by step, so that it can be replicated by everyone.
Struffoli are one of thedessertsChristmas celebrationNeapolitan. In Naples struffoli are homemade or offered by the pastry shops that populate the vast territory.
Portions:4 people
Calories:1084kcal
Ingredients
For the pasta
- 500 gr 00 type flour
- 5 no eggs
- 2 spoons sugar
- 25 gr Butter
- 1 no Lemon grated zest
- 1 no Orange grated zest
- to taste Salt
- to taste Brandy
To season
- 250 gr Honey
- 100 gr sugar
- 60 gr Candied Orange Peel
- 60 gr Candied Citron
- 60 gr Coconut or Candied Pumpkin
- 1 no Lemon
- 1 no Orange
- to taste Devils o Colored sweets
instructions
- Mix the flour, arranged in a fountain on the table, with all the other ingredients.
- Work the dough well, then let it rest covered for half an hour.
- Cut the dough into small portions and, on the floured table, use the palms of your hands to form sticks and cut them into pieces of approximately one centimeter each.
- Fry them a few at a time in hot oil until golden and pass them on absorbent paper.
- Liquefy the honey in a saucepan with the sugar and a few tablespoons of water, bring to the boil at moderate heat.
- When the foam disappears, pour in half of the candied fruit cut into small pieces, the very thin peel of the lemon and orange into strips and the struffoli.
- Mix gently so that the struffoli are evenly coated with honey and absorb it completely. Pour them onto a round plate and with wet hands shape them into a donut with a hole in the centre.
- Scatter colored sprinkles and decorate with the other candied fruit cut into strips.
Nutrition
Calories:1084kcal
Una vera e propria delizia per il palato
Grazie mille per il tuo commento positivo!
Questa ricetta mi ha ricordato la mia infanzia
Grazie Alessia per la “dolce” recensione.
Grazie per aver pubblicato la ricetta originale! Consigliatissima.
Grazie, Piera! Sono felice che tu abbia trovato la ricetta originale degli struffoli napoletani e che l’abbia apprezzata così tanto. Gli struffoli sono un classico della tradizione napoletana e prepararli seguendo la ricetta originale può essere un’esperienza davvero gratificante. Se hai bisogno di altre ricette della cucina napoletana o se hai domande sulla preparazione di altri dolci, non esitare a chiedere!