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Sfingi (St. Joseph's Puffs) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 eggs
1 cup water
1 cup flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1/4 cup butter
Confectioners sugar
Quart of canola oil
Directions:
Directions:
- Heat canola oil in a large saucepan at medium heat
- Mix water, butter, sugar in a saucepan
- Bring to a full, rolling boil
- Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball
- Let cool very well, then add one egg at a time and beat well
- Drop 1 tsp. of dough into hot oil
- Deep fry at medium heat. Sfingi ball is ready when it starts to puff and crack in the middle and is golden brown
- Cool slightly, dust with confectioners' sugar
Mangia!
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
15
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
The feast day of St. Joseph is celebrated on March 19 every year. St. Joseph is the patron of workers and those in need of work. Prayers for the unemployed are often included in the traditions of March 19th celebrations.

 

 

 

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