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How to make Zeppoli~With Chef Frank
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How to make Zeppoli~With Chef Frank



I have been in love with zeppoli since I was a kid. We would get them at church festivals or feasts in a brown paper bag with tons of powdered sugar. I also have my grandmother and her sister Lucy to thank for my love of zeppoli. They would make them for family events and I would stuff myself. I hope you enjoy this family recipe as much as I do.

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen

2 1/2 to 3 cups all purpose flour
1 packet dry yeast
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2-2 1/2m cups warm water
lots of confectioners sugar
vegetable oil fo frying

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39 Comments

  5. Tony Musolino

    Your recipe is spot on. I make your zeppoli all the time. Only difference is, I use a pair of chopsticks or the handles of 2 wooden spoons to flip them. And i drain them in my deep fryer basket with a sheet tray underneath to catch the oil. Also i only add the powdered sugar to them after they’ve cooled a bit. My mom used to fill them with chocolate cannoli cream.
    Delicioso!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  6. Conner Poul

    I think our parent of the first generation was use fresh yeast not dry and no sugar as you put sugar in the dough anchovy’s don’t go with sugar

  7. Conner Poul

    I like people who talk less lose concentration listen talk and look the food he no stop talking
    He got an American accent this why he use dry yeast

  8. Gamra

    How may grams is your yeast packet?? There are different size packets!! 21gr or 7 gr.

  21. Michele KT

    YUM!!! Your kitchen must smell like the San Gennaro feast in Manhattan and the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel feast in Brooklyn I grew up going to! They would put a dozen zeppole in the bag then drop a half cup of powdered sugar on top.
    We would shake the bag of zeppole to get the powdered sugar all over them. 😋😋😋 My great aunt used to put ricotta with cinnamon and sugar inside of her zeppole!

  23. Mind Your Mess43

    Thanks for sharing! I remember as a kid going to the carnival and getting these fresh out of the grease they would put them in a white paper bag with tons of confectioners sugar and you get to shaking. Gonna try these this weekend

  26. samisaywhat

    Thanks Frank! I made these at 1am and didn’t want to heat up oil so I just tossed globs of the dough into the air fryer and they still turned out very good. Cheers!

  28. Malcom

    Made these today and not a baker or ever made dough. Came out perfect and the family devoured them. THANK YOU!

  31. Gaynor Patterson

    I just made them. And they are awesome. Made a lot. They were quite a. It bigger than the ones in the video. Next time they will be smaller. Thx for this wonderful recipe.

  32. Cristian Espinal

    I would always get these at the San Gennaro Feast in NY when I was a kid. My local pizzeria growing up had them too. I haven't seen one in years now, so I went searching for a recipe. Thanks, Frank!

  33. Sange M

    Made your Zeppoli last night and these are the best zeppoli I have ever made. Just like you get at a feast. I live in Florida now and no one knows what zeppoli is 😂
    Thank you for this great recipe.

  34. Evelyn Williams

    My grandmom never measured anything either,as I rarely do unless there is a recipe requires exact measurements. She made them just like you did👍👏❤️ She would make a mountain of flour on the table and eggs in the middle and proceeded to make dough for whatever pasta she was making for dinner. Sure miss all that!😊

  35. Dominique Alozio

    Bnjr👋 j'ai fait ls zeppole je valide😋 com vs le dites, on rajoute +oumoin dla farine en fonction de la texture de la pâte. Mais ksq c BON!!🤌🏾 simpl et efficace!! Mer6!! de la Kanaky!!🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨

  37. Weilà Tom

    You did such a great job with this Chef. Thanks so much for sharing! My grandmother would make them every summer during feast season and I've been looking for a good recipe, now I've found it!

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