STRUFFOLI

Hi friends in Kidlink,

I prepared it for my family and I would like to  share with you this traditional Christmas cake.
The name of these little fritters is "Struffoli" and Neapolitan people (like me), cook them some days before Christmas Eve.

RECIPE:

The dough:

• 500 gr.     flour
• 5             eggs
• 1 spoon   sugar
• 1 knob of butter
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 spoon of alcohol
• Grated zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange

To spice the cake:

• 300 gr  honey
• 150 gr  sugar
• 100 gr  Candled orange and lemon peel for garnish
• 50 gr   "Diavolilli" (these are very little, multicoloured sweets)

Now you are ready to cook it!

1. Beat together all ingredients to form a firm dough.
2. Whe th dough has rested covered  for 30/60 minutes, cut into golf ball-size pieces.
3. Roll each golf ball into 1/4  inch-thick snake and cut  each snake into 1/4 inch pieces.
4. Roll each piece between palms into ball.
5. Heat oil to 375 degrees in a skillet.
6. Drop the little balls in to cover about half of surface of oil and cook until dark golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
7. When cooked, remove to tray covered with paper towels and drain well.
8. When all struffoli are cooked, heat honey, sugar and a little of water until the foam disappears and the mixture becomes yellow.
9. Decrease the flame and add half of the Struffoli with half of candled and "Diavolilli".
10. Mix until struffoli are filled with honey and pour out onto large serving tray in form of ring. (Wet your hands before forming the cake)
11. Sprinkle with any other garnish.

Struffoli should last at least 1 week or as long as your guests allow.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Pia