Struffoli

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    504

A traditional Christmas recipe in Campania, struffoli is a dome of crisp fried dough balls, drenched in a sweet honey and citrus syrup and topped with a scattering of sugar sprinkles and candied peel. To make this recipe truly authentic, use Neapolitan aniseed liqueur in place of rum.

recipe updated May 20, 2025

Ingredients

  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    50 g
  • Candied citrus peel icon
    Candied citrus peel
    as needed
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    600 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    100 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Dark rum icon
    Dark rum
    1 tablespoon
  • Sunflower oil icon
    Sunflower oil
    as needed
  • Honey icon
    Honey
    200 g
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    2 tablespoons
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    2 tablespoons
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    as needed
  • Sprinkles icon
    Sprinkles
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Chef Patissier XL
  • kCook icon Plate
  • kCook icon Serving plate
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Saucepan - small
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Fit the Dough Tool
  2. Add the ingredients into the warming bowl and fit the splashguard
  3. Mix – 5 minutes, speed 1
  4. Shape the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap
  5. Let rest – 1 hour
  6. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface and divide into 8 equal pieces
  7. Roll each piece into a 2 cm wide log
  8. Cut off small pieces of dough, roll into hazelnut-sized balls and then dust with flour
  9. Line a plate with paper towels
  10. Add oil into a large, heavy-base pot, filling no more than 1/3 full
  11. Heat until the oil reaches 190ºC
  12. Working in batches, fry the dough balls until lightly golden – 3 minutes, medium-high heat
  13. Transfer the fried dough balls onto the lined plate
  14. Add the ingredients into a small saucepan
  15. Heat until the sugar has dissolved - 5 minutes, medium-high heat
  16. Transfer the syrup in a large mixing bowl
  17. Add the fried dough balls into the large bowl and using a spatula, gently coat them in the syrup
  18. Arrange the dough balls in a dome shape on a serving plate
  19. Top with candied peel and sprinkles
  20. Serve
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