Ok, these are so good, I had to post the picture first! When making my pizza fritta, I decided to experiment a little too. My husband LOVES doughnuts and basically anything covered in sugar. I decided to roll the pizza dough into balls, fry them and cover them in cinnamon and sugar. The result: an incredibly delicious zeppole like dish. Next time you are making pizza, definitely give these guys a try!!
And PS they are vegan and you'd never know!
Leslie's Italian Doughnuts
What you'll need:
pizza dough (here's the link to my homemade dough)
1/4 cup sugar
a few sprinkles of cinnamon
What you'll do:
Roll the pizza dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter
Fry them in about 1 inch of olive oil in a frying pan. When they turn golden remove and drop straight into the bowl with cinnamon and sugar.
Serve warm immediately! And try not to eat a million at once : )
My sons have been BUGGING me for these ever since we had them at Olive Garden. Can you filter and reuse the olive oil or is it sacrificed?
Yes, you can reuse the oil. I would filter it for sure. And I like to use like oil with like product. I wouldn’t fry some fish, then fry these dessert or they may taste a little fishy.
Enjoy!
Mmm, yum! These look so tasty and they seem really easy to make.
How much exactly is a ‘bunch’ of flour??
When adding flour, I add by the cup until the dough looks right. It’s about 3 cups.
that looks amazing, must try it soon
try wrapping the dough around a chunk of roasted apple, then fry and sugar
Steve, that sounds fabulous! I’ve got to try that soon!!
You can do this with canned biscuit dough too…lol. My sister and I have been doing it for years. Use a plastic soda bottle top to cut them out, then fry.
pretty fire looking doughnuts love the recipe. Thanks