BEFANOTTI COOKIE RECIPE typical Lucca style for children, easy and delicious, lemon cookies typical of Epiphany, idea for the Epiphany stocking, traditional Lucca recipe.
How good the befanotti are! I didn’t know them, it’s a typical Lucca recipe for Epiphany that intrigued me and they’re also pretty to look at, I made them with my daughter, and they are made with a delicious lemon-scented shortcrust pastry, soft, nice to shape.
For the befanotti you can obviously choose any shape you like, I cut out a paper template and placed it on the pastry, for the others I used a snowman shaped cutter, so have fun.
Follow me in the kitchen today there are the befanotti cookie recipe.
Published
January 4, 2014 12:51
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 40 Minutes
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Epiphany
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3.5 oz butter
- 0.88 oz lard
- 2 eggs
- 2 drops vanilla (or vanillin)
- Half packet baking powder
- lemon zest
- 1 egg yolk
- milk
- colored sprinkles
- pine nuts
Steps
Take the butter out of the fridge to soften it a bit.
Separate the yolks from the whites and beat the whites until stiff peaks form.
Place the flour in a fountain shape on the work surface, in the center add the yolks beaten with a fork, the sugar, and start working.
Add the butter, lard, flour, lemon zest, baking powder, and vanilla.
Finally add the egg whites, work the dough quickly, form a dough ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 40 minutes.
After the time has passed, turn on the oven and roll out the pastry, cut the cookies with cutters, I cut out an Epiphany witch shape with a piece of paper after drawing the outline.
Brush with a mixture of egg yolk, milk, sugar, and vanilla flavor, decorate with colored sprinkles and pine nuts.
Bake in a hot oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes.
Bon appétit
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BEFANOTTI COOKIE RECIPE typical Lucca style
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) BEFANOTTI COOKIE RECIPE typical Lucca style
Can I modify the befanotti recipe?
Yes, if you don’t prefer lard you can omit it, you can replace lemon zest with orange zest.
Can I make them in advance?
Of course, they can be made in advance and keep for 3-4 days in a tin box.
