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    Powdered Sugar Zeppoles

    Published: Apr 11, 2014 · Modified: Jul 29, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    This post was sponsored by New York Life. Every family has traditions and life lessons that get passed on from one generation to the next. I am from Italian descent, and as you might imagine many of the lessons and traditions that I remember are somehow associated with food. Recipes and the stories surrounding them have been passed down and I have actually been passing them down to my children without being aware of it. One of my favorite treats as a kid were the powdered sugar zeppoles that my grandpa and uncle would make. Zeppoles are essentially puffs of fried dough served warm and topped with powdered sugar. Just the smell of them cooking up bring back memories of family gatherings.

    Powdered Sugar Zeppoles - Just like you get at a New York Street Festival #sponsored #KeepGoodGoing

    I have never made zeppoles with my kids before, but I decided to give it a shot.

    zeppole ingredients

    Ingredients:
    ·         1 teaspoon of active dry yeast
    ·         1 cup of warm water
    ·         2 tablespoons of sugar
    ·         2 cups of flour
    ·         1 teaspoon of salt
    ·         Vegetable oil for frying
    ·         Confectioner's sugar for after frying

    Pour yeast and sugar over 1 cup of warm water in bowl. Stir to dissolve the yeast. In a larger bowl, combine flour and salt. Pour the water and yeast mixture into the bowl with the flour. Stir to make a dough. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm area to rise for an hour and a half.

    flour and water in orange bowl

    Using a deep fryer or dutch oven type of pot, warm 2 inches of vegetable oil. If you have a thermometer, heat the oil to 375 degrees. If you don't have a thermometer, you can test the oil by dropping in a small piece of the dough. It should sizzle and brown in a minute.

    deep fryer and dough

    Scoop dough using a tablespoon and carefully drop into the oil. I like my zeppoles on the bigger side so I used heaping tablespoons of dough. The most I cooked at one time was five zeppoles. I wouldn't recommend cooking more than five at a time.

    frying zeppoles

    Fry the zeppoles until they have turned a golden brown color. I used a slotted spoon to turn them during the cooking process for even browning. When you remove them from the oil, place the zeppoles on a plate lined with paper towels.

    fried zeppoles

    You can sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the zeppoles, but if you want zeppoles like I remember my grandpa and uncle making, you will pour some powdered sugar into a bag and drop in a few zeppoles at a time. Shake vigorously until they are all coated and serve warm.

    Powdered Sugar Zeppoles

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    Powdered Sugar Zeppoles

    Powdered Sugar Zeppoles - Just like you get at a New York Street Festival
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Italian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 159kcal
    Author: Vicky

    Ingredients

    • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
    • 1 cup warm water
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • Vegetable oil for frying
    • ½ cup Confectioner's sugar for after frying

    Instructions

    • Pour yeast and sugar over 1 cup of warm water in bowl. Stir to dissolve the yeast.
    • In a larger bowl, combine flour and salt. Pour the water and yeast mixture into the bowl with the flour. Stir to make a dough. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm area to rise for an hour and a half.
    • Using a deep fryer or dutch oven type of pot, warm 2 inches of vegetable oil. If you have a thermometer, heat the oil to 375 degrees. If you don't have a thermometer, you can test the oil by dropping in a small piece of the dough. It should sizzle and brown in a minute.
    • Scoop dough using a tablespoon and carefully drop into the oil.
    • Fry the zeppoles until they have turned a golden brown color. I used a slotted spoon to turn them during the cooking process for even browning. When you remove them from the oil, place the zeppoles on a plate lined with paper towels.
    • pour some powdered sugar into a bag and drop in a few zeppoles at a time. Shake vigorously until they are all coated and serve warm.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Cara Febe Giaquinto

      January 05, 2019 at 8:12 am

      Hi Vicky!

      I wanted to THANK YOU for sharing this Zeppole recipe with the WORLD.
      I made them the other day for my husband and I as a sweet treat to welcome in the new year.
      I made two changes that you might like to share with others.

      In place of the 2 TBspns of Sugar I used Splenda as I'm a diabetic.
      Then, to further watch the intake of sugar instead of dusting with 10X Sugar I used a product
      called Swerve. This was the powdered type, so it was simply to swap them out for one another.

      The Zeppoles were delish... just as we remembered them being at the St. Gennaro feasts of NY and Long Island from where we come. Currently living out west where these delicious treats are unheard of.

      Thank you again, so very much for sharing the wonders of taste and memory!

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