CHOCOLATE CHIP CASTAGNOLE with ricotta, easy and quick to make, the perfect treat for Carnival, fried or baked, soft and delicious.
The chocolate chip and ricotta castagnole are delightful, as always they are prepared in a few minutes and a food processor is not necessarily needed for the dough.
The Carnival treat recipe that kids surely love the most, they can be eaten one after another, perfect for parties.
Together with chiacchiere, castagnole are the most popular Carnival sweets because they can be made in a short time and can also be baked if you don’t want to fry them.
Follow me in the kitchen today for chocolate chip castagnole with ricotta!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2-3
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups All-purpose flour
- 1/2 packet Baking powder
- 2 tbsps Sugar
- 1.8 oz Ricotta
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsps dark chocolate chips
- lemon zest (grated)
Preparation
Pour the flour with the baking powder, grated lemon zest, and sugar into a bowl or into a food processor, but it’s easy to work by hand.
Add the egg, ricotta, and chocolate chips and knead everything together.
If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour but do not overdo it.
It should be like a soft shortcrust pastry.
Take a portion the size of a walnut and form into balls.
Heat the oil in a deep pot and cook the castagnole, they should be nicely golden.
Drain on kitchen paper and then dust with powdered sugar.
Bon appétit
CHOCOLATE CHIP CASTAGNOLE with ricotta
Chocolate chip castagnole with ricotta, easy and quick to make, the perfect treat for Carnival.
If you don’t like chocolate chips, they can be omitted.
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