Italian Honey Balls (pignolata Or Struffoli)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• canola oil
• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup whole almond

Recipe

• 1 mix dough ingredients well. knead on floured board. let dough rest for a while.
• 2 roll dough into 1/4 inch thick pieces.
• 3 cut dough into 1/4 strips and roll thin (thinner than a pencil).
• 4 cut off pieces of rolls making tiny pieces (smaller than peas).
• 5 deep fry in oil. drain well on paper towels.
• 6 meanwhile heat honey and sugar. boil for 15 minutes.
• 7 stir hot syrup into dough pieces. stir in almonds.
• 8 using finger tips dipped in ice water carefully pour mixture onto board. make into individual size cirles (golf ball size).
• 9 warning this is very hot so use cooled fingers and spatula to shape but you must work quickly as it hardens quickly.
• 10 some put sprinkles on top but that is optional.