Siennese Cookies With Spices, Honey and Nuts Recipe

Ingredients :

250 g

100 g

350 g

60  g

60  g

1 teaspoon

sugar

clear, runny honey

plain flour

chopped walnuts

finely chopped candied orange and citron peel

freshly ground anise seeds

freshly ground coriander seeds

butter for greasing the cookie sheet

1. Using a double boiler or a bowl over simmering water, heat the sugar and honey together.

2. When a thread of honey forms when a spoonful is lifted above the bowl, remove from the heat and gently fold in the flour together with the walnuts, peel, anise and coriander.

3. Flour your hands to stop the mixture sticking to them and break off pieces of the dough, rolling them into small cylinders.

4. Cut them into slices about 2.5 cm thick and form into curved shapes.

5. Put onto a buttered and floured cookie sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 325oF (160oC), Gas 3 for about 1 hour.

Serves 4

Preparation        : 20 minutes

Cooking             : 1¹/4 hours

Recipe grading    : fairly easy

Suggested wine  : a sweet, medium or dry dessert wine (Vin Santo)

Cavallucci will keep fresh and crisp for several days in a tightly sealed container.

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