What are ricotta puffs?
Ricotta Puffs is a term that often refers to small pastries of the size of the bite. The ball -shaped pastry is produced with dough containing ricotta cheese, which is then deeply fried. They have a texture similar to a donut and in fact many people consider them quite similar to taste and texture as a French donut known as beignet . The term ricotta Puff is sometimes also used to refer to the pastry type of cream type, which is filled with cream made of Ricott cheese. These ingredients tend to make dough sticky and heavy. As a result, when the dough is shaped into one -inch (2.5 cm) balls, it is often useful for a person to first dress in the hands in the flour to make it easier to handle the body. The dough balls are fried in oil, which is heated to approximately 375 ° F (about 190 ° C). Generally, deep deep frithes is used, but an anchor pan can also work.
when they are toOULE fried to golden brown, they are removed from the oil, released on a paper towel and served immediately while they are still warm. Although the pastry can be served before serving, many people will sprinkle or throw Ricotta clouds in powder sugar. Alternatives for powder sugar can also be used. For example, some chefs dripped their ricott clouds with honey before serving. Others could decide to use chocolate syrup, while some might opt for fruits such as strawberries or blueberries.
variants for the basic dough recipe can provide ricott clouds of different tastes and consistency. For example, instead of adding vanilla to the dough, some people can add anise, orange or other type of flavored extract to give the pastry a unique taste. Others could decide to add chocolate flakes or lemon zest to Batter, which also gives a different taste and texture.
It is assumed that this particular pastry originated in Sicily, on the South IslandOver the tip of Italy. They are particularly popular as treatment administered in honor of St. Joseph on St. Joseph's Day, traditionally celebrated on March 19. Ricotta Puffs are sometimes called Bacio di ricotta, translated to the average of ricotta, or Baci di Angeli, , which literally translate, means kisses of angels.
Sometimes the term ricotta Puffs is used to refer to the type of cream type. This particular pastry has standard light and air shells often associated with cream clouds, but is filled with cream made of Ricotto cheese. Ricotta cheese is generally defeated with powder sugar and vanilla until it is very smooth and then used to fill the cream cloud. The pastries themselves are usually sprinkled with powder sugar, chocolate or glaze in front of the servermving.