Cicerchiata

Name: Cicerchiata
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons of olive oil; 1 3/4 cups of wheat flour; 2 tablespoons of orange liqueur; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; For the sauce; 1 1/3 cups of honey; 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder; 1/2 cup of candied fruits

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3 eggs
2
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3
1 3/4 cups of wheat flour
4
2 tablespoons of orange liqueur
5
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
6
For the sauce
7
1 1/3 cups of honey
8
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
9
1/2 cup of candied fruits

Ingredients

1
3 eggs
2
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3
1 3/4 cups of wheat flour
4
2 tablespoons of orange liqueur
5
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
6
For the sauce
7
1 1/3 cups of honey
8
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
9
1/2 cup of candied fruits

Directions

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Beat the eggs in a bowl until they are frothy
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Add the olive oil, flour, liqueur, and lemon zest
3
Mix well with a wooden spoon until a dough forms
4
Add a little more flour to obtain a dough that can form thin rolls like a pencil
5
Cut the rolls into 1 cm pieces and fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown
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Remove them with a slotted spoon. Reserve
7
Prepare the sauce: place the honey in a pan and bring it to a boil until it reaches the point of being quite hard (remove some sauce and mix it with water, then test if it forms a firm ball)
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If it does, it's ready
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Add the chocolate and candied fruits
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Mix well
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Add the fried dough pieces to the sauce and mix well
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Pour into a 23 cm greased pan, pressing down firmly on the pan
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Let it cool completely and unmold
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Cut into 10 portions
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302 calories per serving
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Note: The correct pronunciation of cicerchiata is tchitcherquiata.