Making Sicilian fried dough balls is a Christmas tradition with my friend Mel’s Italian family. She shows me how to make the dough and the stuffed fried dough balls in this episode! New cooking videos every Thursday! Subscribe to be notified when I release a new video!:
Fried Dough Ball recipe
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For part 8 of my Christmas Around the World series, my friend Mel came over to show me how her Italian family made these Sicilian fried dough balls, or just “dough balls” as Mel refers to them. She tells happy stories about the whole family participating in the dough ball fiesta on Christmas Eve every year. Mom and dad would make the dough, and she and her brother would roll and stuff the balls. As soon as they were rolled, they’d go into the fryer and as soon as they were cooked, they’d be snatched up and eaten as fast as possible. The dough recipe actually comes from her dad’s Lebanese family and is a very basic olive oil and yeast dough. Anchovies are the most traditional filling and her mom’s favorite (salt-packed, please, if you can find them) but we also used provolone, pepperoni chunks, and some dark chocolate bites for a dessert version.
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