cuccidati

e-mail

HOME

ABOUT ME

MY BOOK

SCHEDULE

RECIPES

LINKS

Anna Maria�s Open Kitchen
Our
FREE
Recipe
Newsletter

CUCCIDATI
(Buccellati)
_______
Sicilian
Fig
Cookies

BACK

The recipes shown STEP-BY-STEP in Anna Maria�s Open Kitchen newsletter make a great complement to my book.
Buy The Timeless Art of Italian Cuisine for extensive information on Italian Cuisine and Italian Culinary History.

WINNER!

CONVERSION
TABLES

for the dough

4 cups (560 gr) flour
2/3 cup (150 gr) sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
16 tablespoons (220 gr) butter
4 eggs

for the filling

12 oz (340 gr) dried figs, finely diced
� cup (50 gr) raisins
� cup (30 gr) candied orange, diced
� cup (50 gr) almonds, finely chopped
3 oz (85 gr) semi-sweet chocolate, cut into small dice
1/3 cup (100 gr) apricot preserve
3 tablespoons dark rum
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
� teaspoon cloves, ground

for the egg wash

2 eggs

pinch of salt
multicolored nonpareil (optional)

With the palm of your hands roll the cylinder to make it even.

Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Run the blade a few times to mix.

Add the butter to the bowl and pulse to combine. Add the eggs, and run the blade until forming a consistent dough.

Transfer the dough to a floured work surface . . .

. . . . and wrap in a plastic foil.

Place in the refrigerator.

Place the figs in a saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil.

Drain thoroughly and cool to room temperature.

In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine the figs, raisins, candied orange, almonds, chocolate, apricot preserve, rum, cinnamon, and cloves. Pulse the blade until a smooth compound is obtained.

Transfer the fig paste to a bowl.

Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).

Prepare the egg wash by beating the eggs with a pinch of salt.

Remove the dough from the refrigerator, and unwrap it on a floured work surface. Add a small quantity of flour. Knead the dough to make it soft and smooth.

Cut the dough into 10�12 pieces. With the help of a rolling pin, flatten each piece . . .

. . . into a rectangle approximately 3 x 15 inch (7 x 35 cm).

Brush the egg wash on the dough.

Place approximately 1/3 cup of filling in the center of the rectangle lengthwise.

Take one edge of the dough and bring it over the filling to form a roll.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden. Transfer onto racks to cool.

Cut the roll into 4�5 pieces approximately 3�4 inch (8�10 cm) long. Set them aside. Continue forming the rolls until all the dough and the filling are used.

Using a sharp knife, cut 4�5 diagonal incisions on the surface of the rolls.

You can also cut straight incisions on the surface of the rolls, and curve the cookies in a �U� shape

Or cut the extremities and give the cookies a �X� shape

Transfer the rolls to 3 cookie pans lined with parchment paper. Brush the surface of the buccellati with the remaining egg wash.

Optionally sprinkle with multicolored nonpareil.

gnocchi