TRADITIONAL ITALIAN RECIPE: All Soul's Day, sometimes called the Day of the Dead, is on November 2 and follows All Saint's Day. All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of remembrance for friends and family who have died. It is celebrated with church services and festivals in honor of the dead.
Many customs are associated with All Soul's Day celebrations. Throughout Italy, cafes and pastry shops begin to sell special cookies in late October.
Among the many variations of these tasty cookies are chewy spice cookies from Milan, ossa dei morti (bones of the dead) cookies flavored with cloves from Sicily, a version from the Piedmont made with almonds and hazelnuts, and one from the Veneto region made with cornmeal. Sweet treats like these are meant to bring some cheer to compensate for the sadness of the November 1 and 2 holidays.
Here we provide you with the chewy chocolate spice cookie recipe. They are a perfect accompaniment to a cup of espresso or cappuccino.
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Time: 45 Minutes |
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Serves: 6 People |
Ingredients:
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Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F.
01 - Place the Saisins inside a bowl with water.
02 - Blend the Italian Savoiardi Buiscuits, the Italian Amaretto Biscuits ( optional ) and the dried biscuits.
03 - Move everything in another bowl and now blend Almonds. Add Sugar and the blended buicuits. And blend everything together till everything is well mixed.
04 - Add Flour, Cocoa and the raisins. Make sure to remove all the water and squeeze the raisins a bit, before adding it to the other ingredients.
05 - Add the Baking soda, the wine and the eggs.
06 - Now, using your hands, make a dough.
07 - Cut and shape/press the dough.
08 - Place the cookies on a tray.
09 - Bake for 20/25 minutes at 180C / 350F.
10 - Remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet.
11 - Dust the cookies with confectioners' sugar.
Notes:
- Store in airtight containers.
- The cookies develop more flavor the longer they are stored.
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December 15, 2019
I've made these before, and they are delicious. I made them last year on Halloween but now I'm making them till December. I like whem food has tradition in it.