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🍽️ Crispy Honey Balls

1252 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp rum
• 100 g butter
• 1 tbsp sugar
• lemon zest (2 tsp grated each)
• orange zest (2 tsp grated each)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 l sunflower oil (for frying)
• 50 g candied orange peel
• 50 g candied lemon peel
• 300 g honey
• 150 g sugar
• colorful sugar pearls
• 50 g candied fruits
• 6 candied cherries

Instructions

1. 1. Combine flour, eggs, rum, butter, sugar, lemon and orange zest, and salt in a bowl. Knead the ingredients into a smooth dough.
2. 2. Cover the dough and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
3. 3. Take the dough out of the refrigerator. Roll it into strands about 1.5 cm thick.
4. 4. Cut the strands into pieces about 1 cm in size.
5. 5. Shape the pieces into small balls.
6. 6. Lightly dust the balls with flour.
7. 7. Heat oil in a large pot.
8. 8. Check the oil temperature: Hold the end of a wooden spoon handle into the oil. If small bubbles rise, the oil is ready.
9. 9. Fry the dough balls in batches until golden brown in the hot oil.
10. 10. Remove the balls from the oil and let them drain on kitchen paper.
11. 11. Finely chop the candied orange peel and candied lemon peel.
12. 12. Put honey, sugar, and 5 tablespoons of water into a tall pot.
13. 13. Heat the mixture. First, foam will form, then the liquid will turn yellow.
14. 14. Turn the heat down to very low.
15. 15. Add the fried balls and half of the finely chopped candied orange and lemon peel to the pot.
16. 16. Stir with a wooden spoon so that the honey coats all the balls evenly.
17. 17. Turn the honey balls out onto a large plate.
18. 18. Shape the warm balls into a cone or a half-sphere using slightly wet hands.
19. 19. Sprinkle the shape with colorful sugar pearls.
20. 20. Decorate the struffoli cone with the remaining candied orange peel, candied lemon peel, candied fruits, and cherries.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 1252
• Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 101 g · Carbs: 81 g