The Cartellate are perhaps the best known and practiced for Christmas Cakes Pugliesi. There is Apulian house that you do not do and their simplicity it has fed the customizations of great-grandmothers and grandmothers, become traditions over time.

  • Difficulty

    Low

  • Preparation

    2h

  • Cooking

    -

  • Doses for

    Many people

  • Price

    Low

Ingredients

– 500g 00 flour

– 100g of Extra virgin olive oil to fry

– a teaspoon or a little more than Sugar

– a pinch of Till Salt

Scented White Wine as required

Arancia skins, Tangerine and Lemon

– a few tablespoons of Winecooked or Honey and Cookies to garnish

Preparation

On a clean, dry work surface add the flour, add the oil, cinnamon and knead a bit ‘at a time with the pre-heated wine with sugar. Kneaded long and after obtaining a smooth and firm dough divide it into small pieces.
With l ‘aid of a machine, roll each piece into thin sheets (from # 1 to # 5) Since each puff, obtained with a toothed wheel of the strips about 1.5 to 2 cm. Close the ends by pinching with your fingers at intervals, getting so many cups. Then gently rolled band, thus obtaining a rose.
When you have completed all cartellate, lay them on multiple trays and leave them to dry for several hours (must dry out).
Fry a little ‘time cartellate in a large nonstick skillet with hot oil. Turn them often and remove them when they become golden and crisp, transferring them on a paper towel.
In a saucepan pour the cooked wine, bring on moderate and when they will be boiling in flame, turn the heat down to low and immerse cartellate a bit ‘at a time, paying attention to the direction. Before the smooth side and then the side with the cups, thus making the vincotto the farcirà perfectly.
Then transfer them to an appropriate dish and completatele scagle with chopped hazelnuts or almonds.

For a good frying Clement recommends Le Masserie del Parco

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