Zeppole Di San Giuseppe

Ingredients

1 cup water
4 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 pound ricotta
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

1
In a small pot over medium-high heat, bring the water and butter to gentle boil. Mix the flour with the salt and 1 tablespoon sugar, and add to the boiling water mixture, beating well until a ball is formed and the mixture pulls from the sides of the pot.
2
Remove the pot from the heat and cool slightly, then with an electric mixer, beat in one egg at a time until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
3
Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large fluted tube. Pipe the mixture onto a greased baking sheet into doughnut shapes, about two inches in diameter.
4
Bake in a pre-heated 400-degree oven for 20-25 minutes, until brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
5
In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, chocolate chips, and 1/4 cup sugar; mix well with a wooden spoon.
6
To prepare the pastries, split the cream puffs and place 1 1/2 tablespoons of the ricotta mixture on the bottom half. Replace the top, dust with powdered sugar, and serve immediately.

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About

For even more flavor, add 1 tablespoon of orange zest to the ricotta mixture before filling the cream puffs.

Adapted from "Sweets for San Giuseppe," by Craig Claiborne for The New York Times, March 13, 1966,

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