Krapfen di Scena

Doughnuts (or Krapfen, as they are known in South Tyrol) are a long-standing local tradition still enjoyed on all sorts of occasions. With chestnut, apricot jam and poppy-seed fillings, Krapfen remain a firm favourite with all ages.

Ingredients
• 1 kg flour
• 700 ml cream
• 1 egg yolk
• a pinch of salt
• 1 kg strained chestnuts
• 300 g sugar
• 200 g poppy seeds
• cinnamon and rum
Preparation
To prepare the dough, pour the flour into a large bowl. Mix the cream, egg yolk and a pinch of salt into a jug before adding to the flour in the bowl. Combine, and knead to make a smooth dough. Cover and leave to rest in a warm place for one to two hours.

To make the filling, mix the chestnuts, sugar, poppy seeds with small doses of cinnamon and rum. Roll out the dough thinly and cut in half. Place small amounts of the chestnut filling on one half of the dough at regular intervals. Cover the dough with the other half and press down at the edges with your fingers to seal. Then roll out the doughnuts with a doughnut cutter. Heat a pan lined with a little sunflower seed oil and bake the doughnuts on both sides until golden brown.

Enjoy!