Today I share with you a sweet treat that has always piqued my curiosity, but I never made Sweet Bones / Scardellini, traditional Sicilian cookies. I’ll tell you right away that the texture of this cookie is very hard, and from what I understand, it has to be that way. They have this name because they take on the typical shape of bones, partly spectral like cookies. In ancient times, they were even shaped like skeletons, even more spectral. In reality, they were meant to give that sense of magic that followed passing. In truth, there is a bit of magic in this cookie during baking, as the sugar separates from the flour. The positive thing is that it only takes three ingredients to make this dessert, the negative thing is that it takes 2 days to make them. A treat prepared for November 2nd, the commemoration of the deceased.

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Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Very Affordable
Rest time: 2 Days
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 20 bones
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Fall

74.42 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 74.42 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 18.30 (g) of which sugars 10.83 (g)
Proteins 1.17 (g)
Fat 0.10 (g) of which saturated 0.01 (g)of which unsaturated 0.01 (g)
Fibers 0.30 (g)
Sodium 1.10 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 30 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 tsp honey
1/4 cup water
4 cloves
1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

Tools

1 Pot
10 Baking Trays
Parchment Paper

Steps

In a saucepan, pour the sugar
Add the water
and the cloves
As soon as the sugar dissolves and starts to almost boil, remove the cloves
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add all the flour at once
Stir quickly
Dust the work surface with some flour
When the water has absorbed all the flour, pour it onto the work surface
Knead until a more homogeneous dough is formed
Form logs and cut them into chunks as shown in the photo
and cut them into chunks as shown in the photo
Place them on the baking tray covered with parchment paper
cover them with a cloth and let them dry like this for 2 days
After two days, we will find the cookie dry on top and slightly moist at the base, which will allow the magic to happen in the oven
Now lightly wet your finger with water and pass it under the base of the cookie
Bake in a preheated static oven at 375°F for 10/11 minutes
Magically, the sugar separates from the flour, and the magic happens, and it turns out like this when opened.