What is this Italian Cookie called?
I'm looking for a recipe for an Italian cookie that I remember having as a child. The cookie is shaped like a gnocchi or cavatelli but is much bigger, about 1.5 inches long and slightly larger than a quarter in diameter. It is distinctly 'C' shaped, though. The cookie was fried, probably deep fried, and then soaked in honey. The color is a very deep, dark brown.
The cookie is very dense but flaky. There was not a very strong flavor other than the honey that I recall (i.e. not anise-flavored or something strong like that). The texture is what I'm really after, I think.
It is not a Zeppole (it doesn't puff up) or a Bow Tie (not as brittle in texture, certainly not as thin) or the little pea-shaped cookies (Struffoli?).
Based on our family tree these are probably going to be a Southern Italian cookie, from Calabria. But that's just a guess/hint.
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I believe you might be looking for Cartellate, or Honey Pinwheels? Check this site out and see if they look familiar. www.mangiabenepasta.com/cartellate.html There are a lot of different recipes for them, but some of what I came across look like what you were describing.
It sounds like the cookie my family makes. we call it a dudela it is a dough that gets rolled on a grater then deep fried and soaks in honey with an orange peel.
Gnocchi shaped? I am pretty sure they are Turdilli! .
It's a traditional Calabrian recipe:
They are deep-fried:
And hot-soaked in honey too:
Same biscotti, slightly different shapes:
Bear in mind that fried cookies soaked in honey are a traditional treat for carnival and Christmas seasons all over Italy, so you may find many, many similar recipes. From www.marinacepedafuentes.com/2010_02_01_archive.html :
Evviva i Dolci di Carnevale rigorosamente fritti, che ricevono nomi diversi secondo i luoghi.
In Toscana chiacchiere o trecce, e poi frappe laziali, castagnole romane, frittelle di riso molisane, fritole triestine, nigelan altoatesini, sfincitelle siciliane, tortelli romagnoli, bomboloni fiorentini, cicerchiata umbra e chi pił ne ha pił ne metta!
At left with figs syrup, at right with honey:
A full blown italian fritti feast:
Turdilli recipes in Italian
Turdilli recipes in English
Video: Making Turdilli
A shop near my house sells turdilli (hold your envy)
Maybe you are thinking about Krumiri? They are very popular in Italy.
The following might lend some hints, or jog some more of your memory?
italianfood.about.com/od/biscottietc/r/blr0640.htm http://www.italianfoodforever.com/iff2008/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1151:italiancookietray&catid=68:debsblog&Itemid=67
my family calls them sculeete, but not sure that is the right spelling. Ours were braided and had whiskey, ginger, etc
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