It’s Carnevale! 🎭 That means it’s time for Chiacchiere! The light, airy, and ultra-crispy pastries that define the season in Italy.
In Italy, they go by many names: Chiacchiere, Frappe, Bugie, or Crostoli. No matter what you call them, they are dangerously addictive!
What does your family call these? Let me know your region👇
Ingredients:
2 cups 00 flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 tbsp Grappa
Zest of 1 lemon
Dash of salt
Frying oil (sunflower or neutral oil)
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, sunflower oil, Grappa, lemon zest, and salt.
2. Gradually add the flour, mixing until a dough forms. Transfer to a work surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
3. Cover or wrap the dough and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
4. Roll the dough out very thin, using a pasta machine or rolling pin.
5. Cut into strips or desired shapes.
6. Heat frying oil to medium heat and fry the chiacchiere in batches until lightly golden and crisp.
7. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then dust generously with powdered sugar.
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33 Comments
Very similar to the Polish chrusciki! So tasty!
My mama made these many,many years ago to give as Christmas gifts to friends and family. She would drizzle honey over them and some sprinkles and of course the powdered sugar. Thank you so much for sharing this….it brought back wonderful memories !! 😊
This is the second video of you I have seen. Please keep making more!❤
Very nice!😋🙏🏻
I love these I wanna make however you didn’t give a measurements. I saw two eggs and I know what goes in it but not how much. Also, you covered it with a bowl does it need to rise. Sorry to be so stupid but I just didn’t get this video.
Aww…I remember these as a child, so good,haven’t had in years 😢
Gotta be hard picking up those things with them tweeezers 😂😂❤😅
I'm making this. Odd I been literally craving these. I remember making them when I worked for an Italian catering company.
love them
Wow!
Gotta try this one!
Thank you.
Would be VERY NICE if you could add the
recipe in the corner of your video! Your
cooking/baking looks so delicious, but without
knowing the measurements, I can only wish…👍👍👍👍👍
YES !! EXACTLY !!
…. A POLISH "CHRUSCIKI" !!
THAT'S WHAT IT IS !🙆🏻♀️🇮🇩💕
YUMMMM !😋!
MY BABCI WOULD MAKE THEM ALL OF THE TIME !💁🏻♀️👵🏻🌹💗🙏🏻! I miss my BABCI so much, GOD rest her sweet nurturing soul ….
She made "EVERYTHING" from scratch !💁🏻♀️💕!
YUM!!!😊
They used to call them “Wandi” or “choffs” when n my Italian neighborhood growing up.
These look absolutely scrumptious!! TY!! Q: what can be substituted for Grappa? (I don’t know that I can find that here)
My Sicilian mother used to drizzled some honey on them too- Like honey balls ❤
My grandmother from the Piedmont part of Italy made them all of the time. I love them 💕
❤❤😊😍🌟🙏🏽
❤❤you make it look effortless and so delishes looking❤❤❤
Grew up on these!
How lovely! We eat them in Poland too! ❤🎉 I had no idea out cuisines have this in common 😊
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤
LOVE LOVE LOVE Giovanni, not only handsome but he cooks like an authentic nonna!! Blessings to this man, he needs to write a cookbook!!
The Best!
We called them chrisy's or wandi's…luv 'em whatever they're called!!
Your a awesome chef, ❤,
My grandmother made something similar. It's a lot like a polish cookie she made us at the holidays (I don't know how to spell it).
Very similar to the Slovak carnival dessert Fanky. My grandmother used to make them the best.
Delightful video!
Wandees❤
ooh I want to make these! Where is the recipe?
OMG i havent seen anyone make these on tv. "Navala" is what it sounded like but it was a christmas time staple along with struffoli!
We made this with my Grandma Lanzone-Torrillo ! We still do for a tradition!