Zeppole
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Zeppole (singular Zeppola) or St. Joseph's Day Cakes are a form of light fried doughnuts in Neapolitan Italian cuisine. They are slightly larger than a doughnut hole, deep-fried, and may be topped with powdered sugar or filled with custard, jelly, or cannoli filling, but the traditional filling is a fried butter and honey mixture. Their consistency ranges from light and puffy to bread- or pasta-like.
Zeppole are traditionally consumed on La Festa di San Giuseppe (Saint Joseph's Day), (March 19). In Naples and Sicily, these little cakes are sold on many streets and are sometimes gifts on this day.
