Christmas Cookies
At Christmas if these cookies are not made, it feels like the house is empty and non festive. They aroma adds so many aromas to the house and surroundings that we make sure a lot of them get made. So, here is my wife’s and my recipe which will be in the cookbook, hopefully to be published soon.
At Christmas if these cookies are not made, it feels like the house is empty and non festive. They aroma adds so many aromas to the house and surroundings that we make sure a lot of them get made. So, here is my wife’s and my recipe which will be in the cookbook, hopefully to be published soon. SICILIAN FIG COOKIES
CUDDUREDDI
10 Eggs
6 teaspoons of bicarbonate of Ammonia
¾ pound butter - melted
1 stick Crisco – melted
2½ cups sugar
7 cups Flour + more as needed
Flour – slowly as needed + more if required
This recipe may use as much as 5 to 6 lbs
Pre heat oven to 400ยบ F
Beat eggs with the sugar not too stiff.
Add the melted butter and Crisco and mix all very well.
Start a well of 7 cups of flour, prepare 1 cup of warm water and dilute the bicarbonate of Ammonia poured into the well along with the beaten sugar and egg mixture
Star kneading and add flour a ½ cup at a time until it is smooth.
If all the flour is mixed in and dough is soft add, again in ½ cup increments, until smooth and not sticky.
Cover with plastic and allow to rest for at least an hour or so.
Cut small amounts the size of a golf ball - roll out to ¼ inch thickness and add fig preparation roll and cut into shapes.
Bake for 20 minutes in lower part of oven and about 20 minutes in the top part – until they are nice and brown
Filling
2 - 12 ounce packages of dried figs
the rind of 2 large oranges – grated
½ pound of walnuts, roasted and chopped
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Boil enough water to drop the dry figs to soften – 1 to 2 minutes
If you have an old meat grinder, grind the figs and place in a sauce pot to cook.
Or chop by hand to a very small consistency and then put through a food processor with a tablespoon or so of water or better a food mill.
Along with the figs place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook for 15 to 20 minutes – stirring constantly and adding small amounts of water if needed. It must have the consistence of marmalade
Place in a wide dish and allow to cool overnight before using.
Now go back to step 7 and place dabs into the rolled out dough.
10 Eggs
6 teaspoons of bicarbonate of Ammonia
¾ pound butter - melted
1 stick Crisco – melted
2½ cups sugar
7 cups Flour + more as needed
Flour – slowly as needed + more if required
This recipe may use as much as 5 to 6 lbs
Pre heat oven to 400ยบ F
Beat eggs with the sugar not too stiff.
Add the melted butter and Crisco and mix all very well.
Start a well of 7 cups of flour, prepare 1 cup of warm water and dilute the bicarbonate of Ammonia poured into the well along with the beaten sugar and egg mixture
Star kneading and add flour a ½ cup at a time until it is smooth.
If all the flour is mixed in and dough is soft add, again in ½ cup increments, until smooth and not sticky.
Cover with plastic and allow to rest for at least an hour or so.
Cut small amounts the size of a golf ball - roll out to ¼ inch thickness and add fig preparation roll and cut into shapes.
Bake for 20 minutes in lower part of oven and about 20 minutes in the top part – until they are nice and brown
Filling
2 - 12 ounce packages of dried figs
the rind of 2 large oranges – grated
½ pound of walnuts, roasted and chopped
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Boil enough water to drop the dry figs to soften – 1 to 2 minutes
If you have an old meat grinder, grind the figs and place in a sauce pot to cook.
Or chop by hand to a very small consistency and then put through a food processor with a tablespoon or so of water or better a food mill.
Along with the figs place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook for 15 to 20 minutes – stirring constantly and adding small amounts of water if needed. It must have the consistence of marmalade
Place in a wide dish and allow to cool overnight before using.
Now go back to step 7 and place dabs into the rolled out dough.
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