Fried Sweet Dough - Lidia

Ingredients

• 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying
• Filling:
• 2 cups fresh ricotta, drained
• 1 cup mascarpone
• 3 tablespoons Amaretto
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted plus more for dusting
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied citron or orange peel
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped bittersweet chocolate or mini chocolate chips
• Dough:
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature