Zeppole di San Giuseppe Recipe | Saveur

Name: Zeppole di San Giuseppe Recipe | Saveur
Ingredients: For the fritters:; 1¼ cups whole milk; 5 Tbsp. unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp. white rum; 2 tsp. plus 1 cup sugar, divided; ¼ tsp. kosher salt; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 5 large eggs; 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon; Vegetable oil, for frying; Amarena cherries, halved, for garnish; For the filling:; 1 lb. ricotta, drained overnight in a cheesecloth-lined strainer, or ricotta impastata; 1 cup confectioners sugar, sifted; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. finely grated orange zest

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Choux pastry and sweet ricotta are the base of these iconic St. Joseph’s Day fritters known as zeppole di San Giuseppe.

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Ingredients

For the fritters:
1¼ cups whole milk
5 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 Tbsp. white rum
2 tsp. plus 1 cup sugar, divided
¼ tsp. kosher salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 large eggs
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
Vegetable oil, for frying
Amarena cherries, halved, for garnish
For the filling:
1 lb. ricotta, drained overnight in a cheesecloth-lined strainer, or ricotta impastata
1 cup confectioners sugar, sifted
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. finely grated orange zest