Bomboloni – A Traditional Tuscan Recipe

Traditional Tuscan Donuts

Bomboloni evolved over time and became a popular sweet treat in Tuscany. Caffè Gilli, a well-known pastry shop in Florence, began selling bomboloni to locals and tourists alike in the early twentieth century. The shop’s bomboloni quickly gained a reputation as some of the best in the region, and many other pastry shops in Tuscany began making their own versions of the donuts.

Bomboloni are now a popular dessert in Italy and around the world. They are frequently filled with a variety of sweet fillings, such as Nutella, pastry cream, or fruit jams, and are typically eaten as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack, or as a dessert after a meal.

Ingredients (serves 6-8)

• 250 g flour
• 4 g salt
• 50 g sugar
• 50 g butter
• 2 eggs
• 100 ml water
• 12 g fresh yeast

Preparation

Dissolve the yeast in 50 ml of water and mix in a teaspoon of flour. Set aside for 15 minutes. Then mix the flour, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, yeast and the rest of the water and work it with your hands
until you obtain a smooth dough. Cover and let it rise in a warm place for half an hour. Work the dough briefly and roll it to a thickness of 1 cm. Cut it into circles of about 6 cm diameter. Place the disks on a floured surface in a warm place. Lightly grease the tops to prevent them from drying out. Let them rise until they double in volume which should take about an hour. Fry them in plenty of oil (165 °C) until golden on both sides. Drain them and place them on kitchen paper. Roll them in the sugar and serve hot.

Traditional Tuscan Donuts Bomboloni evolved over time and became a popular sweet treat in Tuscany. Caffè Gilli, a well-known pastry shop in Florence, began selling bomboloni to locals and tourists alike in the early twentieth century. The shop’s bomboloni quickly gained a reputation as some of the best in the…

Traditional Tuscan Donuts Bomboloni evolved over time and became a popular sweet treat in Tuscany. Caffè Gilli, a well-known pastry shop in Florence, began selling bomboloni to locals and tourists alike in the early twentieth century. The shop’s bomboloni quickly gained a reputation as some of the best in the…