Honey Ball
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 10:53pm

Ingredients




(Pignolata)
Yield: One or more cones
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 tablespoon sugar
Dash salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon rind
2 cups peanut oil, for frying
1 1/2 cups honey, preferably orange blossom 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange rind
1 1/2 tablespoons colored sprinkles

Preparation

1 1. Place the flour on a flat surface or in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. 2 2. Put the eggs, shortening, sugar, salt, and lemon rind into the well. Mix well to make a dough. Knead the dough with the heel of your hand until smooth. 3 3. Shape the dough into marble-size balls. 4 4. Heat the oil in a deep skillet until very hot. Fry the balls, a few at a time, until they are golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. 5 5. Heat the honey in a wide saucepan. Remove from the heat, and stir in orange rind. 6 6. Stir the fried balls in the honey mixture until they are well coated. 7 Remove them with a slotted spoon to a platter. 8 7. Chill at least 2 hours. 9 8. On a large serving platter, arrange the balls in a cone shape to resemble a Christmas tree. 10 9. Shake the sprinkles over the cone.