Strufoli Italian Honey Balls

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 cups flour

• 4 eggs

• 1 egg yolk

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening

• 1/2 tbsp. sugar

• 1/2 tsp. lemon rind

• 1 tsp. baking powder

• Dash of salt

• 1 1/2 cups honey

• Frying oil

• Colored nonpareils “confetti candy”

DIRECTIONS

Make a well in flour, add eggs and egg yolk, vegetable shortening, sugar, salt and lemon rind.

Knead well until soft.

Roll into pencil-size strings and cut into 1/4" pieces.

Heat oil to 350 degrees; when a piece of dough is dropped into the oil it should come to the top.

Fry in small batches until golden-brown. Drain on brown paper.

Heat honey to soften.

Mix the fried balls with the softened honey.

Mound on serving dish and sprinkle with confetti candy.