Baked St. Joseph's Zeppole

Method

1. Put water and salt in a pot and heat.
2. When water is hot, add butter and melt it.
3. When butter is melted and water boils, remove from heat, add flour all at once and mix vigorously. Then return to heat and cook until a white film forms.
4. Transfer dough to a cold bowl and let it cool for a couple of minutes.
5. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
6. Fill a piping bag with a star nozzle.
7. Pipe zeppole in a single ring shape.
8. Preheat oven to 180°C static.
9. Place zeppole on a baking sheet and bake on the lower rack without opening the oven door.
10. Bake for about 25 minutes, then check; continue baking until golden and dry, about 35-40 minutes total.
11. Remove from oven.
12. Dust with powdered sugar, fill with cream, and top with amarena cherries.