2 years ago

Christmas zeppole with Raisins
#zeppole #frieddough #sweetdough

Ingredients:
10 cups of All Purpose flour + 1 cup of flour reserved on the side
1 3/4 cup of sugar
3/4 cup neutral oil (vegetable, corn, canola, avocado…)
2 cups of raisins (uvetta)
1 envelope of yeast
And in a sauce pan warm approximately 10 cups of water.

Directions:

1) Pour the envelope of yeast in a measuring cup and add 2 cups of warm water & stir the mixture for a few seconds and set it aside.

2) Sift your flour into the largest bowl that you own.

3) Add your sugar evenly on top of the sifted flour and mix both ingredients together.

4) Stir your yeast again till it’s mixed well and add it into the dry mixture and start working the dough with your hands and then add your neutral oil and continue to work the dough.

5) Have the saucepan with the warm water beside you with a ladle and periodically add the warm water as your are continuously working the dough with your hands.
The reason why we use warm water for this recipe is to continue to help activate the yeast.

6) Add your raisins and more warm water should be added periodically, till you get the texture of a moist, sticky and clingy dough.
FOR THIS RECIPE WE ENDED UP USING 5 CUPS OF WARM WATER 💧

7) Cover your dough with a lightly oiled plastic wrap and place your bowl in the warmest spot in your home and cover the bowl with blankets or table clothes and let the dough rest for 2 hours.
The dough needs to be doubled in size.

8) Once the dough has risen after resting for the 2 hour mark, prepare your frying pan 1/2 way with neutral oil on a medium/high heat.

9) With 2 teaspoons, dip them in the frying oil and then scoop up the dough and gently lower your spoons into the frying oil and release your dough.
By dipping your spoons into the oil, this prevents the dough from sticking to your spoons and helps to release the dough into your frying pan.

10) Fry your zeppoles till they are golden brown and place them in a bowl lined with paper towel to absorb the excess oil.

11) When the zeppoles have cooled, you may top them with a sprinkle of icing powdered sugar; HOWEVER, the original recipe calls for drizzles of HONEY 🍯

12) Store them plain, in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks OR up to 2 months in the freezer.

13) Prepare yourself a hot beverage ☕️ 🫖 or a nice glass of wine 🍷 and ENJOY! 😋