Showing posts with label honey balls. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

How To Make Pignolata (Struffoli) - An Italian Christmas Favorite

One of our family's favorite treats at Christmastime is eating pignolata (peen'-yo-la-ta) also known as struffoli (stru'-fo-lee).  Others serve it on New Year's Eve.  These are tiny pieces of light-textured fried dough coated with delicious honey and decorated with sprinkles and sliced almonds.

There are many recipes available online for this traditional Italian favorite.  Check out this one by Pina Bresciani. No matter which pignolata (struffoli) recipe you try, consider following Greg Montillo's technique shown in the video below.