Chocolate Struffoli

Name: Chocolate Struffoli
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 10 small plates
Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (about 300 grams); 3 eggs

Nunzia Marzocco @Nunziamarzocco68

This year I thought of the little ones... I have many friends with children or grandchildren who don't like traditional struffoli, including my niece. So I decided to make chocolate struffoli for them. For cooking, I used an air fryer with great results.

Nunzia Marzocco @Nunziamarzocco68

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Ingredients

1 hour

10 small plates

2 1/3 cupsall-purpose flour (about 300 grams)
3eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon softened butter
A pinch of baking soda or baking powder
Grated zest of 1 organic orange and 1 organic lemon
1 tablespoon anise liqueur
Heavy cream
Sweetened cocoa powder
Colored sprinkles
Extra virgin olive oil, as needed

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Steps

1 hour

1

Make a well in the flour, add all the ingredients to the center, and knead until you get a smooth dough ball.
2

Cut off small pieces, roll them into cylinders, and cut into small pieces.
3

Once all the dough is cut, place the pieces on parchment paper, spray with olive oil, and cook in the air fryer at 350°F (180°C) for 10 minutes, shaking the basket several times.
4

Once the struffoli are cooked, set them aside for a moment.
5

In a small saucepan, add 5-6 tablespoons of sweetened cocoa powder and enough heavy cream to make a smooth, fluid cream.
6

In a skillet, combine the melted cocoa mixture with the struffoli and a small pat of butter. Coat the struffoli in the chocolate, transfer to small plates, and decorate with colored sprinkles.