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Baked Bomboloni

17/11/2023

Baked bomboloni are a slightly healthier version of the traditional fried ones, but just as delicious. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

  • 500 g of all-purpose flour
  • 50 g of sugar
  • 250 ml of lukewarm milk
  • 1 packet of dry yeast (or 25 g of fresh yeast)
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 g of soft butter
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • Nutella, custard cream or jam for filling (optional)
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

  1. In a bowl, mix the flour with the sugar and grated lemon zest.
  2. Add the dry yeast or crumbled fresh yeast and mix again.
  3. In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs, then add the lukewarm milk.
  4. Combine the egg and milk mixture with the dry ingredients and start to knead.
  5. Add the softened butter in pieces and the pinch of salt, then work the dough until it becomes smooth and slightly elastic.
  6. Form a ball with the dough and let it rise in a warm place, covered with a damp cloth, until it doubles in volume (about 2 hours).
  7. After rising, roll out the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of about 1.5 cm.
  8. Use a round cookie cutter to cut out the bomboloni and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, leaving some space between each one.
  9. Cover the bomboloni with a cloth and let them rise again for about 30 minutes.
  10. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  11. Bake the bomboloni for about 15 minutes or until they turn golden.
  12. Let the bomboloni cool down and then, if you wish, fill them with Nutella, custard cream, or jam using a pastry syringe.
  13. Dust the bomboloni with powdered sugar before serving.

Curiosity

In some regions of Italy, bomboloni are called “bomboloni” or “krapfen” and were traditionally fried in plenty of oil. The baked version is a lighter alternative and can be filled with sweet creams or more original preparations.

Italian twist:

For an Italian touch, you could try filling your bomboloni with a mascarpone cream enriched with a bit of amaretto liqueur. This will add a distinctive flavor and a typically Italian sweetness to your baked bomboloni.

Baked Bomboloni