Buccellati Sicilian Christmas Biscuits recipes

Name: Buccellati (Sicilian Christmas Biscuits) recipes
Ingredients: 800 grams flour 00 (or all-purpose flour); 350 grams sugar (I'm cutting it down to 250 g.); 200 grams lard (you can substitute with butter or margarine); 4 egg yolks; 250 ml. Marsala wine (you can also substitute with rum); 1 vanilla pod, sliced in the middle lengthwise then seeds scraped off with the tip of the knife (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract); a few tablespoons of milk (in case the dough is a bit dry); figs; 3 cloves; 1 medium cinnamon stick; 200 grams walnuts; 150 grams dark chocolate; 100 grams raisins; 500 grams dried figs; 1 untreated orange, zest only, dried in oven or microwave; 1 tablespoon ground coffee (the one used for coffee makers or moka, not the instant one); 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out; 250 ml. mosto cotto, sapa or saba (cooked grape must); 125 ml. water

Buccellati (Sicilian Christmas Biscuits) recipes

By apronandsneakers.com

 1 hour 15 minutes

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Details

Servings: 45
Diet: Low-Sodium
Meal: breakfast
Dish: biscuits and cookies, special occasions

Cuisine

italian

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Ingredients

800 grams flour 00 (or all-purpose flour)
350 grams sugar (I'm cutting it down to 250 g.)
200 grams lard (you can substitute with butter or margarine)
4 egg yolks
250 ml. Marsala wine (you can also substitute with rum)
1 vanilla pod, sliced in the middle lengthwise then seeds scraped off with the tip of the knife (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
a few tablespoons of milk (in case the dough is a bit dry)
figs
3 cloves
1 medium cinnamon stick
200 grams walnuts
150 grams dark chocolate
100 grams raisins
500 grams dried figs
1 untreated orange, zest only, dried in oven or microwave
1 tablespoon ground coffee (the one used for coffee makers or moka, not the instant one)
1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out
250 ml. mosto cotto, sapa or saba (cooked grape must)
125 ml. water