Italian Donuts (Screppelle)
Italian Donuts (Screppelle)
Whether referred to as Screppelle or Italian Donuts, this family recipe for these traditional Molisani Christmas Eve Fritters is simply amazing yeast donut made with potatoes.
Ready in: 2 hours 45 minutes
Serves: 5
Complexity: very-easy
kcal: 245
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Ingredients
2¼ tsp active dry yeast 8 grams
1 tsp sugar
¼ cup lukewarm water
4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp SIDS SALT & PEPPER
2 medium potatoes boiled & riced
¼ tsp SIDS CRAZY SALT
1½ cups lukewarm water
3-4 cups rice bran oil
sugar
Directions
In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar and water. Stir and stand for 10 minutes (will get foamy).
Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, salt, mashed potato, SIDS CRAZY SALT and water with the dough hook.
Add the yeast mixture and knead for about 10 minutes. Note that the dough will be extremely soft.
Cover and allow to double in size. This will take about 2 hours.
When the dough is ready, heat up the oil for deep frying (190°C)
Stretch a piece of dough about the size of a golf ball and drop it in the oil.
When they achieve a light golden colour, remove them from the oil, and place on the plate lined with paper towels. This should take 1-2 minutes. Repeat until there is no dough left.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
These fritters are best the day they are fried.