Enrico Alaggia

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A true Roman Chef that brings the Italian family ancestors’ culinary tradition passed on from generation to generation to the rest of the world.

Castagnole Alla Ricotta

Name: Castagnole Alla Ricotta
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 【For The Dough】 ㅤ ㅤ; 8½ oz. Ricotta cheese; 1 large Egg; 1 large Orange zest; 2 oz. Granulated sugar; 5 oz. All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; ½ tsp Baking soda; [For Rolling The Dough] ㅤ ㅤ; 1 tbsp All-purpose flour; [For Deep Frying] ㅤ ㅤ; 1 Qt Corn Oil; 【Coating】 ㅤ ㅤ; ¼ cup Vanilla Sugar; 1½ tsp Powdered Sugar

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This dish is a common delicacy of many regions in Italy. They are fried balls that can be enjoyed with or without fillings but this recipe will show you how to make them with ricotta cheese.

CUISINES: Italian

LEVEL: EASY

SERVING: 2 People

TIME: 30 min

COOKING TIME: 30 min

INGREDIENTS:

【For The Dough】 ㅤ ㅤ
8½ oz. Ricotta cheese
1 large Egg
1 large Orange zest
2 oz. Granulated sugar
5 oz. All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Baking soda
[For Rolling The Dough] ㅤ ㅤ
1 tbsp All-purpose flour
[For Deep Frying] ㅤ ㅤ
1 Qt Corn Oil
【Coating】 ㅤ ㅤ
¼ cup Vanilla Sugar
1½ tsp Powdered Sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Step 1

Place the ricotta in a sieve and squeeze the liquid out, and pour it into a container.

Step 2

Add the egg and orange zest, sugar, mix vigorously, to mix all the ingredients.

Step 3

In a bowl, mix flour, the powder, and the baking soda.

Step 4

Adding flour mix one spoonful at a time to the mixture, so as not to form lumps and mix with a spatula. When you have added all the flour you will notice that the dough will be soft and sticky

Step 5

Wrap the dough and rest 30 min.

Step 6

Form balls of about half an ounce or a little more but less than one ounce, often flour your hands to be able to give shape.

Step 7

In a pan pour plenty of peanut oil and as soon as it reaches the temperature of 340°F/1701°C (to be monitored with a cooking thermometer) immerse a few balls at a time, in this way the temperature will not drop too much.

Step 8