Cuccidati Recipe

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Ingredients
25
Count
Nutrition
778
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Make the Filling: In a bowl, combine the figs with 4 tablespoons of brandy and let soak overnight or up to 4 weeks.
  3. In a food processor, combine the soaked figs, the remaining 2 tablespoons brandy, and all the remaining filling ingredients.
  4. Process until chopped and well combined. (Alternatively, run all the ingredients through a meat grinder. Some Italian women bring their filling ingredients to the butcher and have him grind it for them.) Keep chilled until ready to use.
  5. Make the Pastry: In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and pulse to mix. Add the butter and pulse until it looks like fine crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 eggs and milk. While the motor in running, pour the liquid through the feed tube until just combined and a dough is formed. Form the dough into a disk and chill 30 minutes.
  6. On a floured work surface, roll out the dough 1/8-inch thick. With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut out large (3-inch long) almond shaped pieces from the dough. Transfer the pieces to a sheet pan; then chill.
  7. To form the cookies, have ready the filling, the chilled dough pieces, the egg wash with a pastry brush, and a sharp knife.
  8. Paint the edges of the dough pieces with egg wash and place 1 teaspoon of filling shaped into an oval in the center of half the pieces. Top each with a second piece of dough and carefully pinch the edges together to seal. Trim the excess dough from around the edges.
  9. Traditionally, these are meant to make each dough package look like a bird or fish, by shaping and cutting decorative lines. You can split 1 end to look like a tail, carve rows of lines to look like feathers or fins, cut a curved line for the gills or beak opening, and a hole for the eye (There are many different shapes they're made into, such as wreaths, slippers, and crescents.) Re-chill the cookies.
  10. Brush the cookies with the egg wash. Bake the cookies until lightly golden brown, about 20 minutes.
  11. Meanwhile make the Icing: In a bowl, whisk together all the ingredients.
  12. Toss the cookies with the icing while they're still hot and sprinkle with the colored sprinkles, or leave them plain. The icing makes the cookies look like porcelain when they're done.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 778.06 Kcal (3258 kJ)
Calories from fat 281.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.29g 48%
Cholesterol 36.13mg 12%
Sodium 164.8mg 7%
Potassium 662.63mg 14%
Total Carbs 105.99g 35%
Sugars 59.41g 238%
Dietary Fiber 8.5g 34%
Protein 13.6g 27%
Vitamin C 10.2mg 17%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 157.8mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 348.84 Kcal (1461 kJ)
Calories from fat 126.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.03g 48%
Cholesterol 16.2mg 12%
Sodium 73.88mg 7%
Potassium 297.09mg 14%
Total Carbs 47.52g 35%
Sugars 26.64g 238%
Dietary Fiber 3.81g 34%
Protein 6.1g 27%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 17%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.1mg 13%
Calcium 70.7mg 16%

* 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

  • 17.4
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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