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Zeppole

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adapted from Desserts By The Yard, by Sherry Yard

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • '2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups ricotta
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 3/4 - 1 cup confectioner's sugar
  • vegetable oil, for frying
  • six about six brown paper lunch bags

Details

Adapted from redactedrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

In a medium bowl whisk together the eggs and sugar. Add the ricotta and whisk until smooth. Add the milk, vanilla and nutmeg and combine well. Whisk in the flour and divide into three smaller bowls. Add the lemon zest to one, mixing well. Add 1 teaspoon of the orange zest to the second, mixing well. Add the last teaspoon of orange zest and the cocoa powder to the last bowl and mix well. Cover the three bowls and put them in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (you can leave them for up to 4 hours).

Before you start frying the zeppole, set out a baking sheet with a wire rack on top of it for draining. Open and turn down the tops of six brown paper bags.

In large heavy pot heat two inches of oil to 350 F. Carefully spoon tablespoonfuls of batter into the hot oil in batches. Start with the lemon batter, then the orange, and finish with the chocolate-orange. Cook the batches of zeppole for about 2 - 2 1/2 minutes, flipping them over every 30 seconds. Fish them out with a mesh skimmer and let them drain on the rack. Keep cooking the zeppole in batches until you have no batter left.

Divide the zeppole into the brown paper bags and then sprinkle about 1 1/2 tablespoons of confectioner's sugar into each bag. Close up the tops and give them a good shake to coat the zeppole with sugar. Eat warm.

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