2-1/2 cups flour
4 large eggs
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 cups vegetable oil
1-1/2 cups honey
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
Put flour on a board and make a well in the center. Add eggs, egg yolk, oil, sugar, salt, and lemon peel. Mix and work dough well. Shape dough into very small balls about the size of marbles, and fry in 2 cups of hot oil until golden. Fry only a few at a time. While dough is frying, melt honey in saucepan and add orange peel. When balls are done drop them in the honey and orange peel mixture and remove with a strainer spoon. Pile on a serving dish into a conical mound. Cool. Top with candy sprinkles or powdered sugar or leave plain.
Note: Reviewers, please help us out and note the yield. Thanks!
Tommy in Charlotte, NC Nov 22, 2008
Would make this again.
Great and yes they taste like my grandma use to make them. I made them last year and my family (Italian) just loved them and I am making them again this year before Thanksgiving so that everyone can enjoy them through Christmas. Try it you'll love them.
mario in new york city Nov 19, 2008
Would make this again.
very good recipe. brings back many memories of grandma. a must try!!!!
A cookie baker Nov 13, 2008
Would not make this again.
I found these cookies to be very bland. Not to my taste.
Jacqueline in New York Oct 20, 2008
Would make this again.
Strufali has always been a christmas tradition in my family and my great aunt has always given this treat as presents to the whole family, stacked high and wrapped in red cellophane. Something that made hers unique from others i have tried was that she would add pinoli nuts to the mountain treat as well as the traditional colored sprinkles. Iv found that the nuts bring out the flavor of the strufali wonderfully. Give it a try!
Amy Jul 8, 2008
Would make this again.
my husband and my daughter Kayley really liked it
