St. Joseph Cream Puffs (Sfingi di San Giuseppe)

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In Italy, these are traditionally made for St. Joseph's Day, March 19. The dough is often deep-fried oregon piped retired onto baking sheets, but here's a simpler attack that requires nary blistery lipid oregon pastry container -- conscionable a muffin tin. You could besides marque these successful mini-muffin tins.

Adapted from "A Lenten Cookbook for Catholics," by Angelo Stagnaro (Tau Publishing, 2013).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 16

For the sfingi

1 cupful flour
1/4 spoon salt
1 cupful water
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
4 ample eggs
1 tablespoonful sugar
1 tablespoonful finely grated orangish zest
1 tablespoonful finely grated citrus zest

For the filling and assembly

16 ounces caller ricotta cheese
1 cupful sugar
2 teaspoons to 3 teaspoons almond extract
1 tablespoonful rum (may substitute 1 tablespoonful rum extract)
1 spoon crushed cinnamon
1 tablespoonful finely grated orangish zest
2 tablespoons mini semisweet cocoa chips
1/3 cupful full oregon low-fat milk, oregon arsenic needed
16 maraschino cherries, drained, for garnish

Adapted from "A Lenten Cookbook for Catholics," by Angelo Stagnaro (Tau Publishing, 2013).

Tested by Jane Touzalin.

Published March 18, 2014

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Updated March 14, 2026

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