Roccoco Napoletani: Delicious Italian Christmas Cookies
87kcal
Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of pisto blend recipe
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- Zest of one orange
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- Roughly one cup of warm water.
- 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of water mixed for egg wash.
Pisto Blend: (see notes)
- 15 g of cinnamon 1 tablespoon
- 5 g of ground white pepper 2 1/2 teaspoons
- 5 g ground nutmeg 2 1/2 teaspoons
- 5 g ground coriander 1 teaspoon
- 5 g ground anise seed 1 teaspoon
Method
- Grind all pisto ingredients together
- Sift all purpose flour, sea salt, baking powder, pisto blend into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add almond flour, orange zest, honey and slivered almonds and mix until combined.
- Add warm water a little at a time until dough resembles playdough.
- Turn dough out to a lightly floured surface. I rolled the dough out to four inch pieces and made the rings you see in the picture. I just felt that was a nice size. You can make them smaller or bigger but cooking times will vary.
- Place the rings on a parchment lined cooking tray and coat with egg wash.
- Bake at 350 for 13-14 minutes. The cookies should start to get golden brown on edges.
Nutrition
Serving20cookiesCalories87kcalCarbohydrates11gProtein3gFat4gSaturated Fat0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat0.4gMonounsaturated Fat1gTrans Fat0.002gCholesterol8mgSodium39mgPotassium43mgFiber2gSugar1gVitamin A15IUVitamin C0.4mgCalcium31mgIron1mg
Notes
The recipe for the pisto spice blend makes between 1/3 and 1/2 cup. Only 1 1/2 tablespoons are needed for the recipe.