Meet my new best friends: the Zeppole or Italian doughnuts. I first saw the recipe on Giada at Home and I wanted to make my own because I found them really cute – really tasty too, now that I’ve made my first batch. The name sounds intimidating but Zeppole is pretty easy to make. Plus, how can you resist the promise of light, sweet, and fluffy Italian doughnuts? 😀
This recipe for Italian doughnuts is very basic. You need only butter, sugar, water, salt, flour, and eggs. I served mine rolled in cinnamon sugar for added flair. Cinnamon sugar is just a combination of a couple of handfuls of sugar plus a little sprinkling of cinnamon. You can also dip the Italian doughnuts on melted chocolate or chocolate ganache if you like. Oh my, just thinking about them makes me hungry! I swear you can get Zeppole dreams after this one.
Homemade Zeppole: Quick and Easy Italian Doughnuts Recipe
- 1 stick room temperature butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- oil for frying
1. Combine first four ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a rolling boil. Boil it for 10 seconds then take off from the heat.
2. Stir the flour quickly and mix until it forms a dough. Bring the pan back on the heat for additional two minutes.
3. Beat in the eggs and egg yolk one at a time and stir until incorporated. Continue beating for five minutes until the dough becomes glossy and thick. Keep in the fridge for 15 minutes.
4. Get a saucepan on medium heat and fill it with oil for deep frying. Drop spoonfuls of the Zeppole batter and fry until golden and puffed. Don’t overcrowd the pan.
5. Transfer the cooked Zeppole on paper towels to drain then dunk them in the cinnamon sugar while still hot. Enjoy 🙂
Prinsesa's Anatomy 
what kind of oil did u use to fry these please?
just regular cooking oil 🙂
Nothing is “regular” when you have so many regions in a country like Italy. Each one has their own methods and preferences, depending on old traditional recipes and available ingredients at the time. Different people use a variety of oils for different dishes.
So you either state exactly what you use as preference or don’t upload the recipe at all!
The use of of the word “regular”, “ordinary” or just “any” is not precise enough.(or do you just like blogging for attention?)
Pick up your game! Be accurate and you won’t get replies like this. I’ve seen and tested many recipes from cooking magazines, books, and popular television cooking shows that don’t really work.
TS (The Sicilian)
it works with regular cooking oil in this side of the world. the outcome is delish so no worries.
looks delish! ahaha, why are they put inside a glass? just thinking, they’d look spiffier in a pretty bowl or saucer… ^^ you’re really a foodie. 🙂
the real reason is… i don’t have a pretty bowl or saucer when this was taken 😆
ahaha, sayang… prettify it next time, ahehe… ^^ you’ve many food posts anyway. and they’re cool posts. 😉 hello!
yes, another time maybe. o kay pag gumawa ako ng churros. ay, sa glass ko pala talaga dapat ilagay ang churros mahaba yun eh!
oo, sa glass nga ang churros… yon, masarap ‘yon, kapatid. saka, chocolate, siyempre. aabangan ko ‘yan, baka mas masarap ang churros mo kesa sa dulcinea, ahaha. 😉
sa weekend siguro i can make churros. napanood ko sa curiosity got the chef. there is something sexy about churros getting a chocolate coating, don’t you agree? 😉
hmnn… how do i reply to the question without incriminating myself? haha… 😉 yes, am afraid churros by themselves are incomplete and rather naked. they always do better with coating and are more enjoyable that way, too… that’s a rather winding and boring answer, uhum…. good day! 😉
no, i think that answer is alright 🙂
again.. YUM!!! *drool*
somehow eating them feels like getting flavored clouds inside your mouth. 😀
naku…matagal na namin ito gusto itry…nakakita kami sa junior masterchef ng recipe. but this looks more simple. 🙂
i was about to say i’ll add cinnamon..you did din pala. 🙂
it’s easy to make indeed and they come out really cute too. i did the cinnamon sugar but chocolate ganache works brilliant too.
They look like sins waiting to be eaten. XD
true, and i did not feel bad at all! 😉
wow donut! Thanks for the recipes baka subukan ko magexperiment minsan. =)
go for it, pat! rooting for you!
O my! yummy! Thanks for sharing Prinsesa!
try them sometimes. it’s fun and very satisfying!
oh that looks good!
indeed! they taste even better. 🙂
mukhang masarap nga. i love giada’s recipes. pag ginanahan ako i’ll try one of her recipes.
sometimes when i watch cooking shows and end up liking a recipe i scramble for my blackberry to type the recipe then again i can always look it up online. many things i bake are from cooking shows i watch.