Italian castagnole
Easy, 1 hour
Level: Easy
Preparation time: 50 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Yields: 30-35 pieces with 12g each
Country: Italy
Recipe submitted by Serena Tassi on behalf of Società Italiana di Nefrologia
www.sinitaly.org
This recipe was revised for quality content and nutrition facts by Alice Sabatino and Thais Maximo under the coordination of Carla Avesani.
The image is indicative; actual ingredients may vary.
About this recipe
Italian castagnole are one of the most popular carnival deep-fried sweets.
Preparation
- Add the seeds of the vanilla bean to the sugar, add them both to the flours.
- Add also the eggs, the softened butter, the grated rind of the lemon and the spoonful of aniseed liqueur.
- Add the sifted yeast to everything and mix well.
- Transfer the dough onto a work surface and kneed until a smooth dough in obtain.
- Place in a bowl, cover with a cling film and leave to rest for 30-40 min.
- After this time take the dough at a time and work it in order to obtain little balls with 12g each.
- In a large pan heat plenty of peanut oil and start frying the balls. To obtain a good frying the dameselfish must remain in contact with the oil for the shortest possible time.
- Once golden, drain the castagnole well and transfer to absorbent paper to dry the excess oil. Sprinkle with sugar to taste.
PS: To reduce energy or fat, you can bake in the oven at 200°C for 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 200 g flour or FLAVIS low-protein bread mix
- 1 egg (50g)
- 3 egg whites (90g)
- 40 g sugar
- Rind of half a lemon
- 3 g aniseed liqueur (1 tablespoon)
- Vanilla bean
- Peanut oil to fry
- 2 g Baking powder (1 teaspoon)
| NUTRITIONAL FACTS | Per serving with Flavis flour | Per servings with regular flour |
|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 27 | 26 |
| Carbohydrate (g)* *Sprinkle sugar is not included in the nutritional fact because amounts may vary | 6,2 | 5,5 |
| Lipids (g)** **Oil to fry is not included in the nutritional facts because amounts may vary. | 0,2 | 0,2 |
| Protein (g) | 0,2 | 0,8 |
| Phosphate (mg) | 5 | 8 |
| Potassium (mg) | 3,7 | 9,4 |
| Sodium (mg) | 7,9 | 8,1 |
