The turmeric lady’s kisses are a tasty little cookie filled with black pepper and rosemary. The savory version of the Piedmontese lady’s kisses has been very trendy for a few years, and it can be a fun and original appetizer, even for many people.
Instead, the turmeric lady’s kisses, still almond-based and not hazelnut-based, are flavorful and bold. The turmeric gives them a bright yellow color, and the flavor of black pepper and rosemary completes the combination. The turmeric lady’s kisses with black pepper and rosemary are a perfect dish when you have to cook for many people.
- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 189.02 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 10.13 (g) of which sugars 0.75 (g)
- Proteins 4.90 (g)
- Fat 14.84 (g) of which saturated 6.73 (g)of which unsaturated 7.81 (g)
- Fibers 1.64 (g)
- Sodium 217.83 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 40 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
What You Need for Turmeric Lady’s Kisses
These ingredients, apart from the turmeric in the dough, are traditionally used for lady’s kisses with almond and parmesan. Then, they are paired with the help of simple cream cheese.
- 3/4 cups almonds (ground into flour)
- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter (good quality)
- 1 tbsp dry white wine (about, as needed to knead)
- 2 tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano DOP (grated)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1.8 oz ricotta (very fresh)
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 sprig rosemary (only a few needles finely chopped)
- 1 pinch salt
Tools
A seed grinder is very useful for grinding almonds into flour, and the food processor speeds up kneading this sort of cross between shortcrust pastry and brisé. My new stand mixer (Pina, for friends) has everything needed, but often my old reliable food processor is enough. Both are Kenwood, and I’ll leave the models of which I am very satisfied below.
- Food Processor Kenwood FDP645WH MultiPro Home Food Processor, with Blender and Citrus Press, 1000 W, 3 Liters, Plastic, White
- Stand Mixer Kenwood KVL8320S Chef Titanium SYSTEM PRO Stand Mixer, with Blender, 1700 W, 6.7 Liters, Steel, Plastic, Silver, 38 x 28.5 x 35.6 cm
How to Prepare Turmeric Lady’s Kisses with Black Pepper and Rosemary
With the help of appliances, we’ll be done quickly, and the only longer task will be forming many equally sized round balls. With this portion, I made 60, which equates to 30 finished turmeric kisses. They will be enough for ten people.
Grind the almonds finely until powdered, add the wheat flour, cold butter cut into pieces, and salt. Then add a teaspoon of turmeric and knead as quickly as possible, using a sip of white wine to help. If you want to knead with a processor or stand mixer, you can find the procedure here; if kneading by hand, be careful not to overheat the butter. Proceed by forming many small balls with your hands – say the size of a walnut. Place them well-spaced on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or a reusable silicone baking mat (an eco-friendly choice). Once done, the turmeric lady’s kisses must rest in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.
The turmeric lady’s kisses bake in a static oven for twenty minutes at 338°F (170°C). Preheat the oven and move the baking sheet from the refrigerator directly to the oven.
I recommend placing the baking sheet slightly below the middle so the kisses bake gently without browning. Then let them cool completely without moving them, or they will break. Finally, mix a grind of pepper, a pinch of salt, and a few needles of fresh rosemary, very finely chopped, into the ricotta. We will use this fragrant ricotta mixture to close the kisses by pairing them two by two.And enjoy your meal.
Useful Tips and Suggestions for Cooking for Many People
The quantities of this recipe can be easily multiplied, so it will be easy to prepare lady’s kisses for many people. We decide the size of our balls, larger or smaller, based on our tastes. As mentioned before, with this portion, we will get about 60 medium-sized balls, which will correspond to 30 lady’s kisses. If we plan to serve them as an appetizer with other small items, I think three per person should be considered. If we are thinking about a party buffet, perhaps for a children’s communion (without pepper, though), two per person will be enough.
For those who love savory cookies, I recommend reading the pumpkin cream savory cookies. They are delicious. Instead of out-of-season pumpkin, we could use an asparagus blend, perhaps using the stems, as I did in this soufflé.
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I write two blogs because they are two completely different things and because one complements the other. This is a recipe book: I love recipes, which remain my passion and are a source of inspiration for me.
Because of them, I started writing short stories and dealing with food culture, as our identity is closely tied to the territory where we were born and live and the acts of care that cooking brings to the table. In my new blog, you will find all this without annoying advertisements, it’s still called La Regina del Focolare, and you can find it here:
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