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Sicilian rice crispelle with honey

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Sicilian rice and flour doughnuts, fried into sticks, served cold with orange-flavored honey and powdered sugar, as they are traditionally enjoyed in Cata…

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Recipe from Ramac, Anthos, Burgundo and 9 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Rice crispelles are a typical pastry from Catania, originally made for Saint Joseph’s Day. It is believed that the nuns of the Benedictine order created them in the 16th century.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total4 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$3.47 $0.58 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.73
  • $0.40
  • $0.08
  • $0.43
  • $1.20
  • $0.63

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare the same amount of rice and flour. Cook the rice in plenty of water (a variation is to cook it in milk, like zeppole), drain it, and let it cool. Once cooled, mix it with the flour and add the yeast.
  2. Let it rest for a few hours. When the dough is pliable, shape it into finger-sized sticks using a palette and a narrow spatula, and then fry them in plenty of hot oil.
  3. Once they are cooked, remove them from the oil, drain them, and let them cool.
  4. Serve them chilled, with a drizzle of honey diluted in a little water and flavored with freshly grated orange zest, then dusted with vanilla-flavored powdered sugar. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Sicilian rice crispelle with honey

  • 250 g of rice$0.73
  • 250 g of wheat flour (type 0)$0.40
  • 10 g of fresh baker’s yeast$0.08
  • frying oil$0.43
  • 100 grams of honey$1.20
  • The grated zest of an orange$0.63

Total$3.47

that's $0.58 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of rice
  • 250 g of wheat flour (type 0)
  • 10 g of fresh baker’s yeast
  • frying oil
  • 100 grams of honey
  • The grated zest of an orange
  • powdered sugar, vanilla

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