Florentine Love Knot Cookies - Cenci Alla Fiorentina
From greekgirrrl 16 years ago
- 2 minutes to make
- Serves 36
This is a variation of the knotted cookie- some are fried, some baked but all are very simple in their ingredients and preparation. I called them Love Me NOT cookies b/c they are FRIED and go straight to my thighs! Read more ! LOL Prep time includes one hour's rest for the dough. See less
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 Tbs butter, room temperature shopping list
- 1 tsp sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 2 egg yolks shopping list
- 1/8 tsp salt shopping list
- 2 Tbs rum shopping list
- 1 Tbs lemon zest shopping list
- flour for working dough shopping list
- oil for deep-frying shopping list
- confectioners (powdered) sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Flour into a bowl and mix in the butter.
- Add the sugar, eggs, egg yolks, salt, lemon zest, and rum to the flour.
- Work the ingredients into dough. If the dough is too dry add a little water.
- Place the dough on a floured surface and knead well for 10 minutes. The dough should be smooth and shiny.
- Cover and allow to rest in in a cool place for 1 hour.
- Heat at least 3-4" of oil to 350F.
- Divide the dough into fourths.
- On a floured surface roll out one quarter of the dough until it is thin (1/6") and cut into strips about 4" x 1/2".
- Tie each strip into a simple, loose knot.
- Fry the knots, 4 or 5 at a time, until puffed up and golden (about 1-2 minutes).
- Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Before serving sprinkle with sifted confectioners sugar.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
These are wonderful, GG..thank you!! :)
lanacountry
in Macon loved it
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Great post, love your description! High 5!
juels
in Clayton loved it
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Hey GG...I know what you are talking about and these are different from my knot cookies. This recipe that you have posted is wonderful. The cookies are lighter and crisper than what I posted. In Polish these are called chrusciki or bow tie cookies...more
linspj
in New Hartford loved it
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