Zeppole with Chocolate Sauce
Zeppole with Chocolate Sauce might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 50 servings with 250 calories, 1g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up active yeast, sea salt, bread flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Put chocolate in a medium bowl. Stircream and honey in a small saucepan overmedium heat until mixture starts to bubble;pour over chocolate and whisk until smooth.Keep warm. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 daysahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before using.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fittedwith a paddle, combine flour and next 6ingredients. Beat at low speed until doughforms. Gradually add butter, beating untilabsorbed between additions and occasionallyscraping down sides of bowl. Increasespeed to medium and beat until smooth andglossy, about 3 minutes. Scrape doughfrom paddle and sides of bowl. Cover withplastic wrap; let rise for 2 hours.
Pour enough oil into a deep, heavy 5-quart potto reach a depth of 1 1/2" Attach a deep-frythermometer to side of pot and heat oil overmedium heat until it reaches 325°F. Working inbatches, drop dough into oil by heapingteaspoonfuls (about 1"-diameter rounds).Cook, turning occasionally, until zeppole aregolden and cooked, about 4 minutes perbatch. Using a slotted spoon, transferzeppole to paper towels; drain.Sift powdered sugar over zeppole or putsugar in a paper bag and add zeppole; shakegently to coat.
Serve with sauce for dipping.