Spiced Sugar Bomboloni Recipes

SPICED SUGAR BOMBOLONI

Steps:

• Heat 1 cup water and the butter in a small saucepan until butter melts. Set aside to cool.
• Combine milk and yeast in a large bowl; whisk to dissolve yeast. Add eggs. Do not mix.
• Add flour, sugar, and salt in that order. Do not mix.
• Add the butter mixture and mix until just combined.
• Wrap bowl tightly with plastic. Refrigerate for 2 hours or up to 2 days.
• Place dough on floured surface and gently roll out to about 1 inch thick. Cut out circles of dough with a 2-inch round cutter. Place on a well-floured, parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Heat at least 3 1/2 inches of oil in a pot until 325 degrees. Fry bomboloni in batches, turning once, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Remove, and drain on paper towels. Dredge in spiced sugar.
• To make spiced sugar: Combine 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon allspice, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg in a small bowl.

SPICED SUGAR DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Combine flour baking soda; baking powder; salt cinnamon and allspice into a bowl. In another bowl combine sugar; eggs and melted butter. Whisk mixture to finish combining. Says he has 1 cup milk. Adds 1/3 cup of the milk and l cup flour mixture to bowl containing the sugar and eggs. Adds remaining flour mixture alternately with the remaining 2/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup at a time. Combine mixture well and chill for l hour.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface adding just enough flour to form a soft dough. Halve the dough and refrigerate one half while preparing the first batch of doughnuts. Roll dough l/3 inch thick and with a floured doughnut cutter, cut out rounds.
• Have 3 inches. oil heated to 365 degrees. Add doughnuts to heated oil along with the holes, 2-3 at a time. until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Roll doughnuts and holes in vanilla sugar.