It's Christmas? Oh, Good. I guess it's time for ZEPPOLE

  Zeppole. Not Zeppelin. Get with it. These little puffs of sweet happiness are my family's favorite thing to make! My cousins and I always laugh when we make these - mostly because one particular cousin's version always ends up looking like dumbbells :D They are a holiday tradition, going back to the early 1900s. So please, make yourself some zeppole with your family. It will be a BLAST. Doing with this kids is an unforgettable experience. Just please keep them away from the hot oil.

For the Dough:
3 ½ cups of All Purpose Flour
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
2 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 1/3 cups of Warm Water, 110 degrees
1 Envelope of Yeast

To make the dough:

1) Add the yeast to warm water and set it aside for about 3 minutes.

2) In the bowl of a standing mixer, fitted with a dough attachment, mix together the flour, salt, sugar and olive oil. Stir the yeast in the water to make sure its all dissolved and add it to the flour mixture.

3) With the speed on medium, mix until everything is combined. Reduce the speed to low and mix for 10 minutes.

Ingredients
1 Ball of Pizza Dough
Vegetable Oil, for frying

For topping,
Regular Granulated Sugar
Confectioner Sugar
Cinnamon Sugar, (half a cup of sugar with 1 Tbsp of cinnamon and mix)

Preparation

1) Heat the oil in a deep fryer or large pot to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

2) Cut the dough into strips and shape the strips into little squares.

3) Fry them in the hot oil until golden brown all around, about 2 to 3 minutes.

4) Drain on a paper towel lined plate and immediately dip into desired topping.

5) Serve right away for the best donuts you will ever have.