Giant Neapolitan Graffe that melt in your mouth, light and sweet even if fried, a dessert that wins over not only children but also adults when we find ourselves in front of a tray full of these fabulous donuts, it’s impossible to resist them. Graffe are the quintessential dessert of Neapolitan tradition like for us in Rome are the donuts and the bomboloni. To make the graffe, I used a dough that I find amazing and without potatoes even if the traditional recipe includes potatoes, but as with all recipes, there are different variants like for Roman donuts, some use potatoes and some don’t, I made quick donuts without potatoes and they are fabulous, in short, everyone customizes traditional recipes as they wish.

To make the graffe, I used a dough without potatoes and I assure you they come out puffy and giant but very soft that melt in your mouth with every bite, somewhat like castagnole with potatoes and ricotta. You just need to knead the ingredients quickly, wait for the rising times, and then fry these delights. If you want, you can also make them smaller, but I assure you the giant version is special!

Now all that’s left is to try these giant graffe, surely they will win you over too. Let’s see what we need to make the Giant Neapolitan Graffe that melt in your mouth, light and sweet even if fried

HERE ARE MY RECIPES FOR MAKING DONUTS AND BOMBOLONI ACCORDING TO ROMAN TRADITION