Zeppole Recipe | Best Italian Doughnuts Recipe | Jayashree Recipes

 ZEPPOLE RECIPE | JAYASHREE RECIPES

Zeppole, sometimes called as frittelle is an Italian fried doughnuts made with flour, butter, milk, sugar and salt. These fritter is usually dust with confectioner sugar and consistency will be light, fluffy and melt in your mouth center. These are simple to make and easy to prepare in minutes. These Zeppole are tasty and perfect for evening snack option and a great choice for potlucks and picnics. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR ZEPPOLE

Coarse : Dessert

Cuisine : Italian

Author : Jayashree

Prep Time : 10 min

Cook Time : 25 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• oil for fry - use vegetable oil or peanut oil
• 1/4 cup confectioner sugar - to dust

PROCEDURE

• in a sauce pan, add water, milk, unsalted butter, granulated sugar and salt
• mix well and cook on medium flame and stir frequently
• butter will slowly starts to melt down
• once butter melted thoroughly, add all purpose flour and combine well with the wooden spoon
• now cook on very low flame and stir frequently for another 2 minutes to release the extra moisture
• now the dough will be partially cooked and it will form a soft and smooth dough
• switch off the flame
• immediately transfer the dough into another mixing bowl and allowed the dough to cool at room temperature
• once the dough slightly cools down add 4 eggs at a time
• using electric mixer, beat the eggs for 2-3 minutes
• scrap down the sides and beat again for another 1 minute or until it forms a thick paste
• heat oil in the wok
• scoop out the dough and gently drop the balls in hot oil and fry in low medium flame for 2 minutes
• flip over to other side and cook evenly for another 2-3 minutes
• doughnuts turn light golden brown, once the oil oozes out completely, remove the doughnuts from oil and place it on paper towel to remove excess oil
• continue to make all the doughnuts with remaining dough in batches
• dust with confectioner sugar
• serve warm

NOTES

• drain the excess oil in the paper towel before dusting with confectioner sugar
• use peanut oil or canola oil or vegetable oil
• if you have deep fryer, set the oil to 375 degree F and fry the doughnuts
• don't crowd the doughnuts in oil, or else it won't fry properly
• you can also use cinnamon powder for dusting which gives excellent flavor