BUCCELLATI

Pupils of the 4th class in Portella di Mare

asked grandpa Carlo to teach them how to

make a traditional homemade sweet for

Christmas

In the past many Sicilian families made them at home before Christmas.They spent the whole day all together by preparing this particular sweet

Ingredients:1 kg of flour (type 00)200 grams of sugar300 grams of butter3 eggs 1 dl. of Milk10 grams of ammonia for sweet

butterSUGAR

flour

eggsmilk

Ingredients for filling 150 grams of kernels300 grams of dried figs100 grams of dried grapes50 grams of plain chocolate 150 grams of minced toasted almonds 250 grams of diced chopped sweet white pumpkin A small quantity of cinnamon orange marmalade ½ glass of liqueur “Marsala”

chocolate

Ed oracominciamo!

Mix the ingredients for the filling and put it into the small parts extended in circular shapes

Roll on and close the parts in different shapes, even if the traditional one is ring-shaped

Put in the oven

and…