NAPLES COPPER with PISTACHIO, Sicilian sweets for the Day of the Dead and Christmas holidays, easy and quick, typical recipe with pistachio cream.
The Naples copper with pistachio are very simple and delicious sweets that are prepared in a short time, despite the name suggesting a connection with the city of Naples, these cookies are actually typical of the city of Catania, in Sicily.
They are made with a simple dough rich in spices, cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest, then shaped and baked. Once cooked, the Naples copper with pistachio are covered with melted chocolate, either white or dark.
They are delicious and very tasty.
Join me in the kitchen today for Naples copper with pistachio.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 25 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup jam
- 7 tbsps butter
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- orange zest
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 5 oz white chocolate
- pistachio flour
- pistachio paste
- chopped pistachios
- 3.5 tbsps milk (or cream)
Steps
Pour the flour with the baking powder, cocoa, and a pinch of salt into a bowl, mix.
Add the grated orange zest, softened or melted butter
Knead well until you get a somewhat soft but homogeneous mixture.
Place the bowl in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.
Take the dough from the fridge and using two spoons, form oblong cookies on parchment paper.
Make a sort of hole and fill with a bit of pistachio paste, then bake in a hot oven at 350°F for 15 minutes.
Melt the chocolate with the milk in a bain-marie, add a bit of pistachio flour or a few teaspoons of pistachio paste.
Remove the cookies from the oven and decorate with chocolate, wait for them to cool, add chopped pistachios and let solidify.
Bon appétit
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NAPLES COPPER with PISTACHIO
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FAQ (Questions and Answers) NAPLES COPPER with PISTACHIO
Can I decorate Naples copper in another way?
The original ones are usually with dark chocolate and chopped pistachios, you can simply dust them with powdered sugar.
Can I add chocolate chips?
Absolutely! If you prefer, chocolate chips are fine.
