Italian
Scauratielli
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
Scauratielli are traditional Italian Christmas ring-shaped cookies made with a cooked dough, fried, and then glazed with honey and anise, finally decorated with colorful sprinkles.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
13 items- 500 mlMilk
- 350 gFlour
- 50 gButter
- 15 gSugar
- Salta pinch
- Scorza di Limone Grattugiatazest of one lemon
- Scorza di Mandarino Grattugiatazest of one mandarin
- Ground Cinnamona pinch
- 300 gHoneyfor the glaze
- 30 mlAnicefor the glaze
- Scorza di Mandarino Grattugiata (per la glassa)(optional) — or orange or lemon zest
- Frying Oilfor frying, enough for deep frying
- Zuccherini coloratifor decoration
Method
- Pour the milk into a pot and add the butter cut into pieces.
- Add the lemon and mandarin zest, a pinch of cinnamon, and the sugar.
- Bring to a gentle boil.
- When the milk boils, add all the flour at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon for 3–4 minutes over moderate heat until a smooth dough forms.
- Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead by hand until smooth and compact.
- Roll out the dough, cut into strips, shape into small ropes, and form into small rings (graffette).
- Fry in hot oil at 150–160°C, turning with a fork to cook evenly, until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels.
- For the glaze: gently melt the honey over low heat with mandarin zest (or orange/lemon), bring to a boil and cook for one minute.
- Let the glaze cool for a few minutes, then add the anise.
- Dip each ring one by one into the glaze, place on a tray, and decorate with colored sprinkles.
