Sweet Fava (Dolce Fave)

Using a food processor, grind the peanuts with skin and 100 g of sugar until you get a fine powder

Alternatively, you can also grind the peanuts in a liquidizer and add the sugar gradually

Pass through a sieve

The peanut particles that remain on the sieve will be ground again

Next, mix this peanut flour with wheat flour, butter, whole egg, and lemon zest

At first, it may seem difficult to combine all these ingredients, but with a little patience you can obtain a homogeneous mass

Note: do not add even one drop of water or milk, as it's not necessary

Cut the dough into pieces about the size of an almond and give them an oval shape similar to a fava bean

Coat these 'favas' in wheat flour and align them 20 cm apart on a buttered and floured baking sheet

Bake in a moderate oven for 20 minutes until the sweets turn a lovely golden color

Carefully remove them from the baking sheet and let them cool and dry on a wire rack

Next, you can put them in an iron pot to keep them well dried and crunchy

Note: when they come out of the oven, the 'favas' appear soft and only once cooled do they acquire this delightful crunchiness

With this recipe, you will get about 50 'favas'.