Traditional Italian Fried Castagnole Pastries

Crispy golden Italian fried pastries made from an enriched dough with eggs, milk, and a touch of mistrà, rolled out and cut into diamond shapes before being fried and sweetened with sugar or honey.

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 glass milk
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Flour (as needed for soft dough)
• Instant yeast (as needed)
• Oil or lard (for frying)
• Half a glass mistrà (optional)
• Honey (optional)

Directions

1. Mix eggs, sugar, milk, flour, instant yeast, olive oil, and mistrà together, kneading into a soft dough.
2. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1.5 cm.
3. Cut the dough into squares or diamond shapes about 5 cm long.
4. Fry the pieces in hot oil or lard for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
5. Drain the fried pastries and sweeten them with sugar or honey before serving.