Struffoli with Nutella®
An Italian classic with a Nutella® twist
This Christmas, bring home a taste of Italy with a twist on a beloved classic! These golden, bite-sized struffoli are transformed with Nutella®. Forget plain Italian honey balls, this struffoli recipe takes things up a notch with a touch of chocolate and hazelnuts.
INGREDIENTS FOR 10 PORTIONS
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150g of Nutella® – 15g Nutella® per portion
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300g flour
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3 eggs
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50g sugar
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70g melted butter
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½ teaspoon baking yeast
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50ml anisette
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4 tablespoons honey
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1 vanilla pod
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a pinch of salt
HOW TO MAKE STRUFFOLI
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STEP 1In a large bowl, mix the flour with the eggs, the melted butter, the sugar, the yeast, the salt, the anisette, and vanilla to create a soft and elastic dough. Let it rest for a minimum of 2.5 hours in the fridge wrapped in a plastic film. The longer it rests, the softer the struffoli heart will be.
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STEP 2
Take the dough and make several little strings around the same thickness of your finger. Cut those strings into 2cm cubes and place them on a surface that has been pre-dusted with flour.
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STEP 3
Fill a saucepan with oil and heat it at a high temperature (170°C, but do not let it begin to smoke). Then, begin to pour the cubes in to fry. Remove them with a skimmer. Drain them and let them dry on paper towels.
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STEP 4
Heat 4 tablespoons of honey in another saucepan on medium heat and add the fried struffoli cubes in. Remove them, make a crown of them on a serving plate by sticking them together. Finally, with a piping bag, decorate with strings of Nutella® and serve.
