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Bugia, or Liar's Cookies (Michael Chiarello) Recipe

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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
2140
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Sift the flour with the baking powder, salt, and sugar and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix together the eggs, butter, orange juice, brandy, vanilla, and anise seeds until well blended. Add the dry ingredients all at once and mix on low speed until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl and adheres to the paddle.
  2. Remove the dough from the bowl onto a floured board. Knead by hand until smooth. Form the dough into a ball, flatten slightly, and place in a bowl. Cover with a tea towel and chill at least 2 hours or up to overnight to allow the dough to relax.
  3. Heat the oil in a deep fryer or deep pot to 350 degrees F.
  4. Meanwhile, cut the dough into 4 or 6 equal pieces. Keeping the dough and work surface well floured, pass the dough through the widest setting of a pasta machine 3 or 4 times. Then pass through successively narrower settings until the dough is almost thin enough to see through; depending on your pasta machine, this will probably be the next to thinnest setting.
  5. Cut the dough into long strips 3 inches wide, then cut the strips on the diagonal into pieces about 3 inches long. If the dough tears, cut it off and work it back into the dough. The cookies curl when they fry, so fancier shapes are not important. As the cookies are cut, transfer them to baking sheets lined with flour-dusted tea towels, and cover with tea towels so they won't dry out before frying. Fry in batches, turning once, until puffed and golden brown, about 1 minute. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
  6. While the cookies are still hot, dust them well with powdered sugar. Wait for a few minutes while the oil and heat absorb and melt most of this first coating. Dust well a second time until the cookies are quite white. The cookies will keep for a week or so in an airtight container. You may need to re-dust them with sugar before serving.
  7. Only a few cookies at a time will fit, even in a big pot, so frying takes time. It is best to have company in the kitchen, ready with lots of good talk to keep you amused. And there are always the warm cookies to eat along the way as a reward. You can also dredge the cookies in granulated sugar, crystal sugar, or even a mix of powdered sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2140.34 Kcal (8961 kJ)
Calories from fat 1163.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 129.23g 199%
Cholesterol 82.25mg 27%
Sodium 1307.89mg 54%
Potassium 3639.27mg 77%
Total Carbs 204.41g 68%
Sugars 96.64g 387%
Dietary Fiber 14.75g 59%
Protein 55.98g 112%
Vitamin C 5.2mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 8.3mg 46%
Calcium 249.6mg 25%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 475.45 Kcal (1991 kJ)
Calories from fat 258.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.71g 199%
Cholesterol 18.27mg 27%
Sodium 290.53mg 54%
Potassium 808.42mg 77%
Total Carbs 45.41g 68%
Sugars 21.47g 387%
Dietary Fiber 3.28g 59%
Protein 12.43g 112%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 9%
Iron 1.8mg 46%
Calcium 55.4mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 52.8
    Points
  • 59
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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