Cucciuleddi

Christmas cake

Preparation:

Ingredients: For the filling: 1 kg of honey, 300 grams of grated bread, grated orange peel, 200 gr of ground almonds, 200 gr of minced nuts, a little cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of bitter cocoa, a cup of coffee For pasta: 1,5 kg of flour, 250 gr of lard, 2 eggs (only white), 150 gr of sugar, a pinch of salt.PREPARAZIONE RIPIENOSi boil the honey for 3 minutes, add the breadcrumbs , orange peel, walnuts and ground almonds, cinnamon, coffee and cocoa. It is continuously stirred until a soft dough is obtained which, once cooled, will be used to fill the dough. PREPARATION PASTASi whisk the egg white to snow, add sugar, lard and flour, then add a little 'water heated with a pinch of salt until you get a homogeneous dough not too soft. Prepare the sheets and create rectangles with the cutter wheel (lu rutigliu). Inside the sticks are placed that in the meantime we will have prepared with the mixture of the stuffing.It creates various forms of Cucciuleddi, settle in a baking sheet with baking paper and put in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes at 160 degrees .

Curiosity

"Li cucciuleddi" are part of Christmas sweets, but they are prepared a little at any time of year, and some preparation and some cooking skills are required for their preparation.
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