Best 3 Sardinian Papassini Cookies Recipes

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SARDINIAN PAPASSINI COOKIES



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Sardinian holiday cookies.

Provided by Jennifer Santana

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 1h15m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
8 ounces water
1 pound unsalted butter, cut into pieces
8 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
1 cup white sugar
1 cup raisins
3 tablespoons grated orange zest
½ tablespoon salt
4 cups powdered sugar, or as needed
½ cup milk, or as needed
1 (1.75 ounce) package multicolored candy sprinkles, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Dilute thawed orange juice concentrate with water.
  • Cut butter into flour until texture resembles coarse crumbs. Add walnuts, white sugar, raisins, orange juice mixture, orange zest, and salt; mix together with your hands. Add more flour as needed until dough is not sticky.
  • Roll dough on a floured board into a square shape. Cut into diamond shapes or squares. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake in batches the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar and milk in a bowl. Frost cookies and add sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.3 calories, Carbohydrate 28.2 g, Cholesterol 16.4 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 60.9 mg, Sugar 14.3 g

PAPASSINOS



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This recipe is traditionally Sardinian and is a sweet served on days of remembrance for Saints. It comes from a book I bought in Sardinia, called "Sardegna a tavola". Unfortunately a precise cooking temperature is not given.

Provided by Sackville

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 18 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

500 g flour
300 g mixed nuts (including some skinned almonds)
300 g raisins
300 g sugar
200 g butter or 200 g lard
3 egg yolks
1 oranges, zest of or 1 lemon, zest of

Steps:

  • Roast the almonds and then finely crush them along with the nuts.
  • Add all the nuts to the flour, along with the butter, egg yolks, orange or lemon peel and the raisins.
  • Knead this mixture into a pastry, then roll out until it's 1 cm deep.
  • Cut out diamond shapes 7-8 cm by 4-5 cm and then place them on a floured baking tray.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Brush the tops with sugared water and bake for another 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 681.7, Fat 40, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 55.2, Sodium 458.7, Carbohydrate 74.5, Fiber 7, Sugar 35.7, Protein 14.3

SARDINIAN PAPASSINI COOKIES



Sardinian Papassini Cookies image

Sardinian holiday cookies.

Provided by Jennifer Santana

Categories     Italian Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
8 ounces water
1 pound unsalted butter, cut into pieces
8 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
1 cup white sugar
1 cup raisins
3 tablespoons grated orange zest
½ tablespoon salt
4 cups powdered sugar, or as needed
½ cup milk, or as needed
1 (1.75 ounce) package multicolored candy sprinkles, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Dilute thawed orange juice concentrate with water.
  • Cut butter into flour until texture resembles coarse crumbs. Add walnuts, white sugar, raisins, orange juice mixture, orange zest, and salt; mix together with your hands. Add more flour as needed until dough is not sticky.
  • Roll dough on a floured board into a square shape. Cut into diamond shapes or squares. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake in batches the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar and milk in a bowl. Frost cookies and add sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.3 calories, Carbohydrate 28.2 g, Cholesterol 16.4 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 60.9 mg, Sugar 14.3 g

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