Artusi’s Donzelline (Little Damsels)

There’s a spot of magic successful this recipe, adapted from Pellegrino Artusi’s 19th-century publication “La Scienza successful Cucina e l’Arte di Mangiar Bene” (Science successful the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well). The flat, diamond-shaped pieces of unleavened dough inflate instantly upon hitting the blistery lipid and stay puffed aft they person cooled.

You'll request a fluted pastry instrumentality and an instant-read thermometer for monitoring the frying oil. The donzelline tin beryllium baked alternatively of fried; spot the VARIATION, below.

Artusi recommends serving these with prosciutto and figs. They would besides beryllium bully alongside a vessel of lukewarm marinara condiment for dipping.

The dough needs to remainder astatine country somesthesia for 10 minutes. The donzelline tin beryllium stored successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 3 days.

From cookbook writer Domenica Marchetti.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per piece

• Calories

  20

• Fat

  2 g

• Carbohydrates

  2 g

• Sodium

  40 mg

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook writer Domenica Marchetti.

Tested by Domenica Marchetti.