Comments on: Struffoli for Christmas http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:59:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michele Scicolone http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Michele Scicolone Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:14:37 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3606 Hi Randy, Since they fell apart when you fried them, could it be that there were not enough eggs to hold the dough together? You say 2 to 4 eggs for 2 to 3 cups flour -- that is a wide range. Using the mixer should not be a problem, and the switch from vegetable to olive oil is fine, too. I have never made that recipe, so I can't tell you exactly what went wrong. Is there anyone that has made the recipe before that you can ask? If you want to try it again, be very careful when you mix the dough that it comes together smoothly without being dry or crumbly. Don't give up! As to the bakery version tasting so bad, unfortunately, that is often the case with store bought cakes and pastries. They use a lot of stabilizers, flavorings, artificial ingredients and preservatives. Good luck with your struffoli and I wish you a wonderful holiday! Michele Hi Randy, Since they fell apart when you fried them, could it be that there were not enough eggs to hold the dough together? You say 2 to 4 eggs for 2 to 3 cups flour — that is a wide range. Using the mixer should not be a problem, and the switch from vegetable to olive oil is fine, too. I have never made that recipe, so I can’t tell you exactly what went wrong. Is there anyone that has made the recipe before that you can ask? If you want to try it again, be very careful when you mix the dough that it comes together smoothly without being dry or crumbly. Don’t give up!
As to the bakery version tasting so bad, unfortunately, that is often the case with store bought cakes and pastries. They use a lot of stabilizers, flavorings, artificial ingredients and preservatives.
Good luck with your struffoli and I wish you a wonderful holiday!
Michele

]]> By: Randy Lynn http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3605 Randy Lynn Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:52:30 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3605 Help. I made the struffoli this year from a family that my husbands grandmother used for years. It is from . the Art of Italian Cooking by maria Lo pinto and milo Miloradovich Published in 1948. 2 eggs-4eggs as needed 2 cups-3 cups flour as needed 2 cups peanut oil 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup sugar Colored Candied Confetti and pjne nuts if you like them. I did something wrong. This is an old receipe, now I tryed to make it in my mixer. I do not know what happened, but the balls fell apart in the Olive Oil. A couple of years ago My mother in law change the oil from veg to olive oil so that it would be easier to use, she didn't buy peanut oil. Whe I put in th honey it all fell apart and the balls tasted dry. What am i doing wrong? I can not use citris, my neice is allergic. i can not use any liquor or wine, my son just had a Liver Transplant. My husband went to the nearest bakery and bought me some. he was trying to be supportive, since i was in the kitchen all day cooking Pignolata-Strufoli. I just ate on of the bakery strufoli and I HATE IT. I will return it tomorrow. Why would it taste like a chemical? I need your help. How can I make Strufoli that my husbands family and mine have eaten every christmas for over 30 yrs. I really need you HELP!!! merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year to you and yo9u family. Sincerely ,Randy Help. I made the struffoli this year from a family that my husbands grandmother used for years. It is from . the Art of Italian Cooking by maria Lo pinto and milo Miloradovich Published in 1948. 2 eggs-4eggs as needed 2 cups-3 cups flour as needed 2 cups peanut oil 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup sugar Colored Candied Confetti and pjne nuts if you like them. I did something wrong. This is an old receipe, now I tryed to make it in my mixer. I do not know what happened, but the balls fell apart in the Olive Oil. A couple of years ago My mother in law change the oil from veg to olive oil so that it would be easier to use, she didn’t buy peanut oil. Whe I put in th honey it all fell apart and the balls tasted dry. What am i doing wrong? I can not use citris, my neice is allergic. i can not use any liquor or wine, my son just had a Liver Transplant. My husband went to the nearest bakery and bought me some. he was trying to be supportive, since i was in the kitchen all day cooking Pignolata-Strufoli. I just ate on of the bakery strufoli and I HATE IT. I will return it tomorrow. Why would it taste like a chemical? I need your help. How can I make Strufoli that my husbands family and mine have eaten every christmas for over 30 yrs. I really need you HELP!!!
merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year to you and yo9u family.
Sincerely ,Randy

]]> By: Michele Scicolone http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 Michele Scicolone Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:12:55 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3603 Thanks so much for sharing your recipe, Rob. It sounds great and I will have to give it a try. I have enjoyed hearing from so many readers about their families' special ways of making struffoli! Wishing you a very Merry Christma! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe, Rob. It sounds great and I will have to give it a try. I have enjoyed hearing from so many readers about their families’ special ways of making struffoli!
Wishing you a very Merry Christma!

]]> By: Michele Scicolone http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3602 Michele Scicolone Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:10:38 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3602 Hi, Susan, I'm so glad you liked my struffoli recipe! I included a Bow Tie recipe like your Mom's in my book 1,000 Italian Recipes. I will put it on my website when I have the time. Buon Natale! Michele Hi, Susan, I’m so glad you liked my struffoli recipe! I included a Bow Tie recipe like your Mom’s in my book 1,000 Italian Recipes. I will put it on my website when I have the time. Buon Natale! Michele

]]> By: Michelle http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3599 Michelle Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:34:21 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3599 My Nanny made them for years for us, no one can find her recipe, i am sure she used anisette, but everyone says no way? have you ever made with anisette? My Nanny made them for years for us, no one can find her recipe, i am sure she used anisette, but everyone says no way? have you ever made with anisette?

]]> By: Susan Carr http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3594 Susan Carr Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:26:05 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3594 Hi Michele. My mom was famous for her struffoli and I haven't had them since she passed. Her recipe has been lost, so I tried yours and they came out wonderful. I did add orange juice to the honey because I remember Mom doing that to hers. Thanks for sharing the recipe and have a Merry Christmas. --->Susan P.S. Mom also made fried cookies called "Bow Ties" that were rolled dough cut into rectangles with a slit in the middle and then twisted inside out. Do you happen to know of these cookies and if so, do you have a recipe for them? Hi Michele.

My mom was famous for her struffoli and I haven’t had them since she passed. Her recipe has been lost, so I tried yours and they came out wonderful. I did add orange juice to the honey because I remember Mom doing that to hers. Thanks for sharing the recipe and have a Merry Christmas.

—>Susan

P.S. Mom also made fried cookies called “Bow Ties” that were rolled dough cut into rectangles with a slit in the middle and then twisted inside out. Do you happen to know of these cookies and if so, do you have a recipe for them?

]]> By: Rob Trager http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3591 Rob Trager Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:12:40 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3591 So in one bowl 4 cups of flower, 1 and a quarter teaspoons of baking powder..mix together..im a separate bowl blend together an entire stick of butter, teaspoon of vanilla extract, 2 eggs and 3/4 cup of sugar..blend that all well and in a mixer if you have one (this works best) add a half of cup of flower at a time and it will form the dough well..then follow any of the directions about rolling them into about 1/4 in strips and then cut them up..what i do different is then i actually take each piece i cut up and roll them into balls as i believe they fry better and family has done this for generations..they then go into a fryer and are lightly browned..try that recipe with the butter and sugar and vanilla extract and you are guaranteed to be satisfied So in one bowl 4 cups of flower, 1 and a quarter teaspoons of baking powder..mix together..im a separate bowl blend together an entire stick of butter, teaspoon of vanilla extract, 2 eggs and 3/4 cup of sugar..blend that all well and in a mixer if you have one (this works best) add a half of cup of flower at a time and it will form the dough well..then follow any of the directions about rolling them into about 1/4 in strips and then cut them up..what i do different is then i actually take each piece i cut up and roll them into balls as i believe they fry better and family has done this for generations..they then go into a fryer and are lightly browned..try that recipe with the butter and sugar and vanilla extract and you are guaranteed to be satisfied

]]> By: Rob Trager http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3590 Rob Trager Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:09:41 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3590 They way i make struffoli is from an old italian recipe which has been past down. Use about a teaspoon and another quarter teaspoon of baking powder..add that to the flower and mix well together..in another bowl add the eggs, A FULL STICK OF BUTTER and a TEASPOON OF VANILLA EXTRACT AS WELL AS 3/4's of a cup of SUGAR..blend that all together well then add the flour mix ..it gives it extra flavor when cooked..no need for salt..and i agree with a comment above..only heat the honey slightly and do not let get to a boil They way i make struffoli is from an old italian recipe which has been past down. Use about a teaspoon and another quarter teaspoon of baking powder..add that to the flower and mix well together..in another bowl add the eggs, A FULL STICK OF BUTTER and a TEASPOON OF VANILLA EXTRACT AS WELL AS 3/4′s of a cup of SUGAR..blend that all together well then add the flour mix ..it gives it extra flavor when cooked..no need for salt..and i agree with a comment above..only heat the honey slightly and do not let get to a boil

]]> By: Michele Scicolone http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 Michele Scicolone Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:52:12 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3578 Hi, Debbie, Aren't we fortunate to have such great memories! One of the best ways to remember the people we loved is to make again the foods we once enjoyed together. I hope this recipe is like your grandmother's. Wouldn't she be pleased to know that you are thinking of her? Best wishes for a very happy Christmas! Michele Hi, Debbie, Aren’t we fortunate to have such great memories! One of the best ways to remember the people we loved is to make again the foods we once enjoyed together. I hope this recipe is like your grandmother’s. Wouldn’t she be pleased to know that you are thinking of her? Best wishes for a very happy Christmas!
Michele

]]> By: Debbie http://michelescicolone.com/struffoli-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Debbie Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:39:21 +0000 http://michelescicolone.com/?p=518#comment-3573 Thanks for the recipe and the memories. I am going to try these this week. I have memories much like yours - growing up in Brooklyn as well. I can remember there would be a tray at everyone's house we visited and yes, my grandmother's were the best too. She passed 3 yrs ago a few days before Christmas. I miss her and the honey balls. I tried a different recipe last year and they weren't the same. Hopefully, this one is... I wish I could have gotten her recipes written down . Thanks for the recipe and the memories. I am going to try these this week. I have memories much like yours – growing up in Brooklyn as well. I can remember there would be a tray at everyone’s house we visited and yes, my grandmother’s were the best too. She passed 3 yrs ago a few days before Christmas. I miss her and the honey balls. I tried a different recipe last year and they weren’t the same. Hopefully, this one is… I wish I could have gotten her recipes written down .

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