Learn to make traditional Italian potato doughnuts with this easy recipe.

Ciambelle dolci di patate

Indulge in the delightful world of Italian recipes with these Ciambelle dolci di patate. These sweet potato doughnuts are a true treat: soft, fragrant, and irresistibly delicious, perfect to enjoy warm with a generous sugar coating, as per tradition.

The soft, leavened dough, enriched with potatoes just like the classic Neapolitan graffe, gives these doughnuts a unique texture: light and incredibly tender with each bite.

Ideal as a Carnival dessert, but also perfect for a special snack or a unique breakfast, these fried doughnuts win everyone over with their simplicity. If you love fried sweets and traditional recipes, this is one to note and remake: just a few ingredients are needed to bring homemade potato doughnuts to the table that smell like a celebration.

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Ingredients

• 500g potatoes
• 500g flour
• 100g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 50g butter
• 25g fresh yeast
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Pinch of salt
• Oil for frying
• Sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. Boil and mash the potatoes until smooth.
2. In a bowl, mix the mashed potatoes with flour, sugar, eggs, melted butter, yeast, lemon zest, and salt.
3. Knead until you have a smooth dough, then let it rise for 2 hours.
4. Roll out the dough and cut into doughnut shapes.
5. Heat oil in a pan and fry the doughnuts until golden brown.
6. Drain on paper towels and coat with sugar.

Total Time: 3 hours

Cuisine: Italian