Description
A sweet cookie dough that is traditionally made for Easter in Italy. A raw egg is place in the dough shapes and baked in the oven to perfection with the cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 eggs
- 3 cups of sugar
- 1 1/2 cups of milk
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 12 cups of flour plus more as needed
- 1 packet of vanilla powder
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 1/4 cups of softened yellow shortening
- 1 egg to bake into the centre of the bread
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Beat the eggs and sugar together
- Add the milk, lemon juice and rind to egg and sugar mixture
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and stir
- Cut shortening into the dry ingredients and mix with hands
- Add wet ingredients to dry mixture
- Mix together to form sticky dough
- Knead dough on flat surface add flour until dough no longer sticks to your hands
- Knead until the dough is smooth
- Wrap in plastic wrap.
- Cut off small pieces at a time to work with
- Roll long strips to twist and form shapes or cut out shapes with a cutter
- Place raw eggs into the centre your shape
- Whisk egg and water together for egg wash and brush cookies
- Bake at 350 until golden
Notes
Optional
- Try adding 1 tablespoon of anisette or substitute the juice and zest of an orange instead of lemon
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 20
