Photograph of the finished Castagnole

Italy · Viên bột chiên đường Castagnole

Castagnole

40 min Hands-on time
EasyDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Flour Flour 1.8 lb
  • Photograph of Chicken eggs Chicken eggs 8
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 9.9 oz
  • Photograph of Unsalted butter Unsalted butter 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Baking powder Baking powder 0.8 oz
  • Photograph of Rum Rum ⅓ cup
  • Photograph of Oil Oil 6 cups
  • Photograph of Orange Orange 4

Method

  1. 1 Mix the flour with baking powder, sugar, eggs, softened butter, rum, and orange zest.
  2. 2 Knead quickly for just 3 minutes until the dough is just right; kneading for too long will make the balls hard.
  3. 3 Roll the dough into a strip, then cut it into pieces and roll them into balls using both palms.
  4. 4 Fry in oil at 160 degrees for 4 minutes until the balls expand evenly and are cooked through in the middle.
  5. 5 The oil gets hotter because the outer layer is burnt while the inside remains raw, and the thick dough balls require lower heat.
  6. 6 Remove them from the boiling water and immediately roll them in sugar while they are still hot.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 35 min

    Replace step 4: spray oil evenly, then set the air fryer to 180 degrees for 12 minutes, shaking the basket at minute 7.

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