Tuscan Coccoli (fried dough balls)

Name: Tuscan Coccoli (fried dough balls)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 35
Ingredients: Type 00 flour 3 ¼ cups; Water lukewarm 1.3 cups; Fresh brewer's yeast 0.4 oz; Fine salt 1.4 tsp; Sugar 1.6 tsp; Peanut seed oil to taste

Lactose Free
Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Makes: 35 pieces
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Coccoli, also known as "fried dough" or "panzerotti" (but also donzelle, zonzelle, ficattole...), are served as an appetizer in Tuscany with typical cold cuts, stracchino or cheeses. They originated as street food in Florence, a simple and rustic street food whose flavors have remained unchanged over time, even though today they are often served to enrich the bread basket. These delicious fried dough bites are made only with water, flour, and yeast: once mixed, they create a very soft dough to be dipped in boiling oil. They slightly resemble the Apulian pettole in their irregular shape. Once perfectly golden, serve them piping hot, accompanied in the typical manner!

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INGREDIENTS: Type 00 flour 3 ¼ cups (400 g); Water 1.3 cups (300 g) - lukewarm; Fresh brewer's yeast 0.4 oz (10 g); Fine salt 1.4 tsp (8 g); Sugar 1.6 tsp (8 g); Peanut seed oil to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Tuscan Coccoli (fried dough balls)

To prepare coccoli, pour the flour into a bowl, add the sugar 1, the crumbled yeast 2, and the water 3.

Finally, add the salt 4. Mix with a fork 5 until you get a rough dough, trying to combine all the ingredients 6. Leave the dough at room temperature covered with plastic wrap for 2 hours.

Retrieve the leavened dough 7. Heat the seed oil and bring it to a temperature of 340°F. With the help of two spoons previously moistened with oil, slide the coccoli into the oil 8 and cook 9 until golden, it will take about 5 minutes.