Vegan struffoli, the recipe with turmeric. And using vegetable margarine.

Struffoli are a typical holiday dessert: some prepare them during the Christmas period, others at Easter and there are those who show them off on the Carnival table. In fact, with their colored sugar confetti on the surface they are perfectly suited to the children's party.

VEGAN STRUFFOLI RECIPE

Have you ever tried to prepare them in the vegan version? Here is the very simple recipe and cruelty free of a dessert that originally called for the use of animal fat. The classic recipe, in fact, came to Neapolitan tradition directly from Magna Grecia: the name derives from the words “strongoulos“ (rounded) and “pristòs” (cut), from which the struffolo, a “rounded cut ball“. Someone else derives the word Struffolo from “rub”, or the gesture used to work the dough to shape it into a cylinder before cutting it into balls.

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Neapolitan Struffoli Recipe

Revisiting the Neapolitan tradition, here is a version of the recipe without animal fats.

Ingredients

• 600 gr of flour for desserts
• sunflower seed oil (50 g for the dough and enough for frying)
• 100 grams of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 80 g of vegetable margarine
• the grated peel of lemon 1
• 1 small glass of rum
• turmeric
• icing sugar and water for seasoning
• colored sugars to decorate the surface

Preparation

• Combine all the ingredients, except those for the decoration, and work them until you obtain a dough similar to shortcrust pastry but very soft.
• Let the dough rest for 30 minutes, covered with a kitchen towel.
• Take the dough a little at a time and make a sort of long snake
• Cut the "snakes" with the knife in a decisive manner so as to obtain the pieces
• Bring the seed oil to the boil and pour in the struffoli a little at a time.
• Remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and place them on absorbent paper to remove excess grease.
• Continue in this way until you run out of struffoli.
• Prepare the dressing: put equal parts icing sugar and water in a saucepan over low heat, stirring
• Once you have obtained a light caramel, pour in the struffoli and mix well.
• Place the struffoli on a serving plate and decorate with sprinkles.

An advice 

You can replace this classic caramel used for seasoning with some agave syrup or with your favorite flavored jam, heated and diluted with water.

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