Crostoli

Name: Crostoli
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 300g (2 cups) plain flour; 150g (1 cup) self-raising flour; 3 eggs; 2 tbsp brandy; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp finely grated lemon rind; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2-3 tbsp cold water; 750ml (3 cups) peanut oil; Icing sugar, to dust

Instructions

Prep:1h 30minCook:1h 20min

These ribbons of deep-fried pasta dough dusted with icing sugar were first associated with Carnevale, the celebration held before Lent - the 40-day period of fasting Catholics observe at Easter. The good thing about eating crostoli at Christmas is that, unlike before Lent, you don't have to give up anything to enjoy them.

Updated at: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:42:50 GMT