{"id":10568,"date":"2023-03-24T09:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.francolania.com\/?p=10568"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:24:42","slug":"florida-orange-and-saffron-zeppole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/2023\/03\/24\/florida-orange-and-saffron-zeppole\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Orange and Saffron Zeppole!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230221_121700-edit-1-680x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230221_121700-edit-1-680x500-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230221_121700-edit-1-680x500-1-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most people think of zeppole as a sweet Italian feast food.\u00a0 Make a quick batter and drop some in a hot fryer to cook. Presto! You have a traditional Italian street food favorite. Let&#8217;s not forget to toss them in a brown paper bag with some powdered sugar and shake them up.\u00a0 Now off you go to enjoy your zeppole as you stroll through an Italian feast.<\/p>\n<p>How about a more foodie version?\u00a0 Something that is a little different and fit for a fancy restaurant or a nice dinner party in your home?\u00a0 My golden delicious <strong>Florida orange and saffron zeppole<\/strong> are just that.\u00a0 They are still easy to make and with the addition of a little orange zest and saffron, you have a mouthwatering surprise fit for a king. Saffron believe it or not has some great health benefits too. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/saffron#_noHeaderPrefixedContent\">click here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>The trick to making these is to use two well-oiled spoons so the batter does not stick to them. This will also give your zeppole a more uniform shape. Lastly, use a kitchen thermometer to make sure the frying oil reaches and stays at 350<b>\u00b0<\/b>F.\u00a0 <strong>The rest is easy peasy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Florida Orange and Saffron Zeppole<\/h2>\n<h4>(Makes 20-25 zeppole)<\/h4>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup of whole milk<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon active dry yeast<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup of sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon of honey<\/li>\n<li>1-3\/4 cups of all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1 orange, finely zested<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon saffron (or one big pinch)<\/li>\n<li>Peanut or vegetable oil for frying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To Finish the Zeppole<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup sugar mixed with 1\/4 cup of cinnamon.<\/li>\n<li>Combine all well and place in a bowl to coat the zeppole as you remove them from the hot oil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people think of zeppole as a sweet Italian feast food.\u00a0 Make a quick batter and drop some in a hot fryer to cook. Presto! You have a traditional Italian street food favorite. Let&#8217;s not forget to toss them in a brown paper bag with some powdered sugar and shake them up.\u00a0 Now off you &#8230; <a title=\"Florida Orange and Saffron Zeppole!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/2023\/03\/24\/florida-orange-and-saffron-zeppole\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Florida Orange and Saffron Zeppole!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2296,2297,5,2299,2300],"tags":[2097,192,2298,912],"class_list":["post-10568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-florida-orange","category-orange","category-recipes","category-saffron","category-zeppole","tag-florida","tag-orange","tag-saffron","tag-zeppole"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10568"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13445,"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10568\/revisions\/13445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo-test-link.com\/franco\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}