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Strufoli

It’s not Carnival in Umbria without strufoli!

  • 8 eggs
  • 8 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 8 tablespoons sugar
  • 16 tablespoons flour
  • 1 small glass of mistrà
  • 1 grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Vanilla flavouring (optional)
  • Honey or sugar and alkermes for garnish
  • Oil for frying
Make a well in the flour on a pastry board and add the baking powder, sugar, lemon peel, eggs, olive oil, vanilla flavouring (optional) and mistrà. Knead everything together energetically for several minutes to form a firm, well-blended dough. Let the dough rest for about an hour. Meanwhile, heat the seed oil in a large frying pan. Take a spoonful of the dough and dip it into the hot oil. When they are puffy and golden, remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and place them on absorbent paper. You can opt for different toppings: with honey or with alkermes and icing sugar.
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