Quick and clever chocolate castagnole made with stale bread and cocoa, to celebrate Carnival!
Yes, you read that right! There’s stale bread in the dough!
Different from the classic castagnole you see everywhere and that we all know.
Have you ever made anything like these?
Noooo!
Then don’t waste time because they’re super quick to make, giving us the chance to use up dry bread and they’re very, very tasty.
Paired with strawberries then…
Fry lots of chocolate castagnole because they’ll disappear quickly! But first, take a look at other interesting recipes not to be missed!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Carnival
Ingredients
My chocolate castagnole
- 3 1/2 oz stale bread
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp butter
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp orange zest (grated)
- corn oil (for frying)
- sugar (for decoration)
Tools
- Deep Fryer
Preparation of the chocolate castagnole:
– Break the bread into pieces and soak it in milk to soften.
– Squeeze the bread, crumble it and put it in the mixer with all the other ingredients.
– Blend everything together, and if the dough is soft, place it in the fridge for about 20 minutes.
– Heat the oil and once ready, drop some dough taken with a spoon, frying a few balls at a time.
– Drain the chocolate castagnole on absorbent paper and then roll them in granulated sugar or decorate with powdered sugar.
Tips:
As I mentioned, they are excellent paired with strawberries.
The presence of the bread ensures they remain soft in the evening.
If you have time, you can always try the perfect graffe or the legendary bomboloni, in any case, you will make your loved ones happy!
