Zeppole is a very common and popular street food that is traditionally consumed during the Saint Joseph’s day which is celebrated on the 19th of March every year. For me and my family, zeppole is a fair food that we eat every year in couple of our local fairs. This fried fritter or doughnut is served dusted with loads of confectionary sugar. This is also similar to the fried dough (except the shape) that is available in the fairs.
We go to a major county fair every year and over the years this has become our family ritual. We look forward to the fair, which usually happens in the end of August. I love the food in the fair. My main reason I go to the fair is to play games, go on the rides and of course eat the food. We have some lovely Greek joints in the fair and our desert usually is the zeppole.
This year we missed going to this major fair since we were traveling that week. We compensated for the missed games and food by attending our community day parade and yes, they had the zeppole. This recipe that I made was unbelievably close in taste and texture to the ones I eat out.I found this recipe here.
I was surprised to see how easy they were to make. The texture would definitely make you crave for more. The batter was straight forward and took 5 minutes to make. This is the first recipe that I have used the mascarpone cheese. This is the recipe that I chose to have a sweet ending to the month long Alphabet Marathon.
A-Z Marathon – Alphabet Z
Category – Street food
Ingredients to make Zeppole – makes around 2 dozen
- All purpose flour – 1 cup
- Ricotta cheese – ½ cup
- Mascarpone cheese – ½ cup
- Sugar – 3 tbsp
- Baking Powder – 3 tsp
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Egg – 1 (lightly beaten)
- Cold water – ¼ cup
- Vanilla extract – 2 tsp
- Vegetable oil – for deep frying
- Powdered sugar – for dusting
Procedure –
- Fill a wide and deep pan with at least 2 inches of oil and heat it on medium flame.
- In a sauce pan, combine all the ingredients (except the powdered sugar) and cook it on low flame.
- Whisk together until a smooth batter forms. Turn the heat off and keep the batter aside until the oil heats up.
- With a spoon, scoop out spoonful of batter and drop it in hot oil. Do not crowd the oil too much. Fry the zeppole on medium heat until it is golden brown and then gently flip it to the other side. Let it cook on the other side until golden brown.
- Drain them on paper towel layered tray.
- Dust it liberally with powdered sugar and enjoy!!!
- These are best when eaten the same day.
Sapana Behl says
Zeppole looks and sounds delicious ! Thanks for sharing the info behind..
Priya Suresh says
Am hearing this zeppole for the first time..They looks stunning and very addictive..
Manjula Bharath says
awesome recipe choice and its sound so interesting dear 🙂 fabulous looking zeppole !! well done on you A-Z series you really have done a fantastic job with your recipe choice kudo's sandhya 🙂
Srivalli says
What a fantastic choice Sandhya..with so much cheese and rest this must have tasted awesome..I have enjoyed reading through your abc series,,so much efforts and wonderful dishes..great job Sandhya..
megha singhal says
love zeppole with great cup of coffee. urs looks perfect.
megha singhal says
love zeppole and a great cup of coffee. Heaven! urs look perfect.
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
wow that is nice!!! although new to me… looks very delicious!!
Sowmya
vaishali sabnani says
Zeppole is new and loved this new recipe..wonderful choice forZ….and of course the rest of BM recipes were fantastic too.
Preeti Garg says
never heard zeppole but we call this meethe gule…. and prepare on festival days
amazing.
The Pumpkin Farm says
lovely name and beautiful recipe, bookmarking
Sandhya Karandikar says
Very interesting snack indeed. Looks delicious.
Chef Mireille says
they look just like the ones I used to get from the pizza shop as a kid
Rajani S says
These look great and a perfect recipe to end the month long marathon. I wish we got all these cheeses here (in affordable rates), would have loved making these…Your description of these have me craving now :-))
Pavani N says
Those zeppole look sooooo good. Beautifully fried and they look like they'll melt in the mouth.
Harini-Jaya R says
These look so tempting!
Archana Potdar says
Mouthwatering. Bookmarking these zeppole. Can I bake them?
I have enjoyed this series with you Sandhya. Your pics and dishes were lip-smacking delicious.