LET’S DISCOVER THE TRADITIONAL CAKES FROM BRINDISI, APULIA , iTALY.
Among the most popular cakes we find the mustuazzeli. sweets covered in chocolate. They have Arab origins and in fact, as in the custom of this civilization, these biscuits, like Arab bread, are not leavened. It was a typical habit, still alive today, to cook and consume these desserts during sacred celebrations and holidays.Are you curious to taste them or even better to cook them and enjoy them at home?Here is the original recipe.MUSTUAZZELI
Ingredients:500 g. of shelled almonds, 500 gr. of flour, 500 g. of sugar, ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 spoonful of bitter cocoa, 1 lemon, 8 cups of coffee, oil and flour for the panPreparation:Toast the almonds without peeling them and, when they are cold, chop them coarsely, even leaving a few whole pieces. Make a fountain in the flour, put the almonds, sugar, cinnamon, cocoa and grated lemon peel in the centre. Add the cold coffee a little at a time, making sure that the paste is not too soft. Roll it out on a pastry board, form diamond shapes 4-5 cm long and 1 cm thick. arrange them on an oiled and floured pan and cook them for about 30 minutes at 180°.For the glaze:Put water and sugar in a double-bottomed saucepan, boil until you have a caramelized consistency and add a little dark chocolate. In another small saucepan, pour a little glaze, place it on a low flame and dip the mustazueli in it, turning them gently..
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CESARE ZUCCA Travel, food & lifestyle.Milanese by birth, Cesare lives between New York, Milan and the rest of the world. For WEEKEND PREMIUM he photographs and writes about cities, cultures, lifestyles. He likes to discover both traditional and innovative gastronomic delights. Cesare meets and interview top chefs from all over the world, ‘steals’ their recipes in a ” non touristy tourist ” style
