This uncommon, Sardinian cookies have a really distinctive taste given by the “saba” syrup, or cooked grape should. This syrup is of course candy, so the cookies don’t have any added sugar in any way. Saba is obtainable on-line, however if you cannot discover it you should use diluted honey (see under).
Sardinian “Tiliccas” Recipe | Sugar-Free Italian Cookies
Watch the Pasta Grammar video the place we make this recipe right here:
Makes 15-20 cookies, relying on the dimensions you select to make.
To make the stuffing, you will want:
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3/4 cup (100g) peeled almonds
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1 tsp. orange zest
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1 cup (240ml) saba syrup (or 250g honey and 50ml water), plus additional for topping
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3 tbsp. semolina flour
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Pumpkin pie spice
To make the dough, you will want:
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1 cup (125g) semolina flour
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1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
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5 tbsp (60g) lard
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1/4 cup (50ml) water
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A ravioli cutter (a pointy knife will work however the consequence received’t be as fairly)
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Sprinkles (optionally available)
In a blender or meals processor, mix the almonds and orange zest into a rough powder.
Pour the saba right into a saucepan over low warmth. When it simply begins to simmer, stir within the semolina flour one spoonful at a time. Subsequent, combine within the almond powder and a pinch of pumpkin pie spice. Hold stirring the combination over low warmth till it reduces into a really thick paste. Switch the stuffing right into a bowl and let it cool utterly whilst you put together the dough.
In a mixing bowl, begin to knead the flours and lard collectively. Regularly combine within the water. When a tough dough has fashioned, switch it to a clear work floor and knead till it’s clean and even. Wrap the dough in plastic and let it relaxation at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.
Preheat an oven to 325 levels F (160 C).
Roll the dough skinny on a calmly floured floor. Mud the dough with flour whilst you work if it sticks. Use a ravioli cutter to chop the sheet of dough into rectangular strips about 1.5 inches in width. The strips will be so long as you want however we advocate making them at the least 4.5 inches lengthy.
Scoop a small handful of the stuffing and roll it below hand into a protracted snake, about finger-width. Mud the stuffing with flour if crucial, as you roll it. Minimize the snake into lengths which might be simply barely shorter than the dough strips. Place the previous centered on high of the latter. Moist your finger and dab the ends of the dough strips so they’re damp, then roll the dough across the stuffing and pinch the damp ends closed (see footage for readability).
Now you can bend these rolls into horseshoe shapes, or twist them round into “S” shapes. Get artistic! Prepare the assembled cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for 10-Quarter-hour or till they turn into agency. The dough ought to stay white, it shouldn’t brown. If you wish to add sprinkles, fastidiously brush the uncovered stuffing of the new cookies with saba syrup and high with the sprinkles.
Let the cookies cool earlier than serving. Buon appetito!
