The fried dough balls are a tasty and easy idea to prepare, typical of Neapolitan cuisine, a street food so simple yet equally delicious!
There are different versions of fried dough balls, for example they can be enriched with salami, seaweed, zucchini flowers, etc. The one I am about to show you is the basic recipe with which I assure you, you will prepare puffed and soft dough balls!
I hope you like it and look forward to your feedback on my Instagram @isaporidicasa profile!!! Want to see how I prepared the fried dough balls? You can find the video recipe on my tik tok HERE or HERE on my Instagram profile @isaporidicasa
- Difficulty: Easy
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 PEOPLE
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Regional Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.85 cup water
- 1 tsp dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt
- peanut oil
Tools
- Saucepan
- Bowl
Preparation of fried dough balls
Mix the flour with the dry yeast and sugar
Add lukewarm water slowly and stir with a fork, and only at the end, add the salt
Continue stirring until you obtain a homogeneous and sticky mixture
Cover the bowl with cling film and let it rise in the turned-off oven for about 2 hours, until it doubles in volume
Heat the peanut oil in the saucepan with high edges. Moisten the teaspoon with some oil, scoop the dough and let it slide into the hot oil. Cook the dough balls until they are puffed and golden
Remove the dough balls with a slotted spoon and place them in a bowl lined with paper towels. Serve immediately and enjoy! You can find the video recipe on my Instagram here from my profile @isaporidicasa
