Strufoli
- 2 cups flour
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- colored non-pareil type sprinkles
- 1 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Beat eggs in large mixing bowl. Add all dry ingredients. Mix with your clean, bare hands until dough forms a ball. With floured rolling pin, roll dough onto a well-floured surface to 1/2" thick. This takes some effort! Using butterknife, slice into 1/2" grid. Allowing dough to dry for an hour or so makes the next step easier.
- Heat oil in dutch oven on medium heat. Transfer dough pieces into oil, lowering with a slotted spoon. Deep fry one spoonful at a time. Make sure to flip each piece to cook evenly. Cook until pieces are light golden brown, then use slotted spoon to transfer to a brown paper bag from the grocery store. Repeat, one spoonful at a time, until all the fried dough is in the bag.
- The brown bags will absorb the excess grease from the strufoli. My mom used to do the frying while I would shake the bags. Then, transfer to a new brown bag and repeat. Store strufoli in bags, preferably near a radiator, for at least 24 hours with regular shaking to keep well mixed. Change bags as they show oil stains on the outside.
- Finally, heat honey and vanilla in a large pot over low/med heat. When melted, add strufoli and stir with wooden spoon to coat evenly. Pile into a bowl, including all the honey. Sprinkle with non-pareils. Cover with foil.
flour, eggs, baking powder, salt, colored non, honey, vanilla
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/strufoli-1232286 (may not work)