Baked Zeppole di San Giuseppe

Name: Baked Zeppole di San Giuseppe
Yield: Serves 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup orange juice (or water) (100 ml); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (55 g); 1 pinch salt; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour (80 g); 2 medium eggs (about 120 g); 1 batch pastry cream; 1 cup whole milk (250 g); 2 egg yolks; 1/3 cup powdered sugar (50 g); 1/4 cup all-purpose flour or cornstarch (30 g); 3 sour cherries in syrup; as needed Powdered vanilla sugar,

Tania Orologio @cucinacon_tania

Bologna

Italian traditions and delicious treats—these are Zeppole di San Giuseppe. Soft, fragrant, and irresistible...

Tania Orologio @cucinacon_tania

Bologna

Italian traditions and delicious treats—these are Zeppole di San Giuseppe. Soft, fragrant, and irresistible...

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Ingredients

Serves 3 servings

1/2 cuporange juice (or water) (100 ml)
4 tablespoonsunsalted butter (55 g)
1 pinchsalt
2/3 cupall-purpose flour (80 g)
2medium eggs (about 120 g)
1 batchpastry cream
1 cupwhole milk (250 g)
2egg yolks
1/3 cuppowdered sugar (50 g)
1/4 cupall-purpose flour or cornstarch (30 g)
3sour cherries in syrup
as neededPowdered vanilla sugar,

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Steps

1

In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice, butter, and salt to a boil.
2

Reduce the heat, add the flour, and stir until the mixture forms a firm dough.
3

Let cool for 15 minutes, then mix in the eggs one at a time.
4

Transfer the dough to a piping bag and pipe rings onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
5

Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for 25 minutes. Let cool with the oven door open.
6

Make the pastry cream: heat the milk, whisk the yolks and sugar, add the flour or cornstarch, combine with the milk, and cook until thickened.
7

Slice the zeppole in half, fill with pastry cream, and top with a sour cherry.
8

Dust with powdered vanilla sugar before serving.