Gnocco Fritto

  Gnocco Fritto - Fried Dough Puffs

Ingredients

for the dough

- 500g flour

- 7g active dry yeast

- 280ml milk

- 40g olive oil

- 1 teaspoon sugar

- 1 teaspoon salt

- canola oil to fry

to eat with

- sliced cold cuts (prosciutto, speck, mortadella, salami)

- cheese (burrata, brie, mascarpone, sliced cheese)

- olives

- pickles

Warm up the milk in the microwave and add the yeast. Mix it and add one teaspoon of sugar.

Put the milk mixtuer in a standing mixer bowl and start to knead slowing. Add the flour spoon by spoon making sure lumps are not forming.

When you add about 3/4 of the flour add slowly the olive oil.

Add one teaspoon of salt and add the rest of the flour. Continue to mix until you get a soft and smooth dough. You should see a short video playing, to see how we made it. If you don't see it, click on the video square. If the dough is too hard for your mixer, put the dough on a working surface and knead with your hands.

Once you are done kneading, place the dough in a bowl covered with a kitchen towel (or leave it on the working surface covered with a plastic wrap) and let it rest at room temperature for one hour. You should see a short video playing, to see how we made it. If you don't see it, click on the video square.

When the dough is well risen, cut it in small pieces (bis as a fist) and make them flat with a rolling pin (about 3-5 mm thickness). Cut it with a knife or a pizza roll into randon shapes (5cm x 8cm to have an idea)

Warm up 3 fingers of canola oil in a pan. To check if the oil is at the right temperature (180°C -350F) try to fry a small piece ofdough. It's ready when it starts to blow as soon as it touches the oil but it doesn't burn. You want the gnocco fritto to be light brown.You should see a short video playing, to see how we made it. If you don't see it, click on the video square.

Flip the pieces to cook on both sides. It usually take less than a minute to be ready. Let the gnocco fritto cool down a bit on a paper towel before to serve. You should see a short video playing, to see how we made it. If you don't see it, click on the video square.

Serve warm with your favorite cold cuts and/or cheeses. Don't know how to enjoy it?  Open your gnocco fritto and fill it with meat or cheese.