Filled with Lemon Curd

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What are zeppole?

Why You'll Love These Donuts

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Ingredients

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It all starts with a simple stovetop lemon curd that you can make days ahead. Don't like lemon? Fill these zeppole with nutella or eat them without a filling. It's all delicious!

Next you'll make your zeppole dough. Because this is a yeast dough, it needs to rise for at least an hour. Good news! You can make this the night before and let it rise in the fridge overnight!

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Heat a pot of vegetable oil and scoop your dough directly into the hot oil

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Fry for about 3 minutes, then give them a flip. Fry 3 minutes on the other side

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Use a piping tip to get the delicious lemon curd into your zeppole. If you are using Nutella, or another jam, do the same thing

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Shower generously with powdered sugar!

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Filled with Lemon Curd

How to Make Zeppole (Italian Donuts)

What are zeppole?

Zeppole are a cross between a donut, a beignet, and a fritter. Zeppole are a deep fried, yet light, Italian pastry, usually filled with jam or nutella, and always sprinkled with generous amounts of powdered sugar. They are... delightful!

Why You'll Love These Donuts

Super easy to make

Can make the batter the night before

Fill or don't fill - it's all delicious!

Ingredients

Zeppole water milk yeast sugar flour salt olive oil powdered sugar Lemon Curd egg yolks sugar lemon salt butter

It all starts with a simple stovetop lemon curd that you can make days ahead. Don't like lemon? Fill these zeppole with nutella or eat them without a filling. It's all delicious!

Next you'll make your zeppole dough. Because this is a yeast dough, it needs to rise for at least an hour. Good news! You can make this the night before and let it rise in the fridge overnight!

Heat a pot of vegetable oil and scoop your dough directly into the hot oil

Fry for about 3 minutes, then give them a flip. Fry 3 minutes on the other side

Cool on a wire rack

Use a piping tip to get the delicious lemon curd into your zeppole. If you are using Nutella, or another jam, do the same thing

Shower generously with powdered sugar!

Delizioso!

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