When
I think of the holidays, I think of family. I also think of food--special,
holiday treats that are only made once a year. Treats like Strufoli--an Italian
dessert that makes it easy for you to lick your fingers!
My
EPPIE Award Finalist for Best Historical Romance, THE CONTRARY CONTESSA, also
focuses on family and food. And strufoli! One of the characters, Zia Concetta,
often makes young Emma’s favorite dessert as a bribe for good behavior. Try
this family favorite recipe and you’ll be on your best behavior, too!
Zia Concetta’s Delicious Strufoli
Ingredients:
4
cups flour, 6 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 4 ounces cooking oil, 4
tablespoons brandy or whiskey, 4 teaspoons lemon extract, 6 eggs, honey, tiny multicolored
balls-“sprinkles”. Also, oil for frying.
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Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl and make a well.
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Pour in oil, whiskey, and extract.
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Break eggs in well.
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Stir together and knead until mixed.
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Roll into a long rope and cut into small pieces.
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Dip in deep hot oil and fry until golden brown.
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Cool. Pour heated honey over balls until coated.
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Dip in deep hot oil and fry until golden brown.
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Cool. Pour heated honey over balls until coated.
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Stir and sprinkle with “sprinkles.”
Enjoy!
BLURB:
Pride
And Prejudice:
Because
of the Sicilian tradition of “Fortuna”, Lexia Cappello believes she is
destined to marry her stepbrother, the Marquess of Rutherford. Robert Weston,
however, has a ready dislike of anything or anyone non-English. Can she
convince this obstinate lord that his ignoble prejudice stands in the way of
his future happiness?
All
In The Family:
At
first Robert Weston is annoyed, then intrigued by his new-found Sicilian
stepsister. The more he resists her, the more he finds he yearns to possess
her. Can he overcome his pride to admit the error of his ways and win the
Contrary Contessa’s heart?
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HAPPY
THANKSGIVING from my house to yours!
Susanne
Marie Knight
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance
Writing With A Twist!
