We always start out day with making knots and zeppole (or at least what we call zeppole). Our fryer was done last year. We got it as a wedding gift (I think), so it was like 20 years old. It was getting so hot and the temperature gauge did not work.
Early this year, we purchased an air fryer. It works ok with certain things - like French fries and a couple of recipes that are made for it, but today, we really wanted it to work for knots and zeppole.
We had two fails.
The first was using gluten free flour for the knots. It did NOT work well two fold. First the flour isn’t the same consistency as regular flour when it comes to making the dough for the knots. It took awhile to be able to make knots. Next fail was the air fryer. It didn’t work at all. I put little balls of dough in it to try it out and put the time to the same as doughnuts. They were cooked, but it tasted bland. It tasted a little better with the cinnamon-sugar on it, but still didn’t taste the same.
So to the back up plan. Old school oil heated up in a pan. Then they came out a little better. They cooked better, browned, and then added the cinnamon-sugar. Success.
The rest of dinner went well - the zeppole went well, the spaghetti and the oranges.
Presents went well. Theo has a wonderful first Christmas. He loved all of his presents - 3 toys and a bunch of treats.
Dan got candy and 2 TV seasons of a show he wanted - Ash vs Evil Dead, plus I got him some Star Wars sleepwear. He got me a Shar-Pei book that I wanted and a window cling that says I love my Shar-Pei, along with a bracelet, a scarf/wrap and some candy canes, fruit and peanuts.
Tomorrow will be cinnamon rolls for breakfast and Chinese for lunch!
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