Ingredient: Dark Chocolate

Cucciddati Siciliani – Sicilian Fig Cookies recipe

Cooking Time: 150 min

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Cucciddati Siciliani (also called Buccellati in Italian, or urciddati, purciddati or ‘ucciddati in Sicilian dialect), Sicilian Fig Cookies, are a sweet spread all over Sicily. They play a very important...

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June 3, 2021

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Traditional Cassata Siciliana

Cooking Time: 24 Hrs

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Same as many of other Sicilian recipes, it is thought that the Cassata is of Arab origin (from the Arabic word quas’at, ” bowl”), and has been created between the...

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January 27, 2021

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Minne di Sant’Agata

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These traditional sweets, called “Minne di Sant’Agata” (St. Agatha’s Breasts) are typical of the Feast of St. Agatha, patron saint of the city of Catania, but are found throughout the...

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March 1, 2020

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Excelsior Cookies

The “Excelsior cookies” are dessert biscuits typical of the Sicilian tradition. They are a dessert that is consumed on any occasion of conviviality. Excelsior cookies are also called “dolci da...

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January 12, 2019

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