Pignoli, Italian cookies with pine nuts
Votes: 2
Time: 35 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 40 pcs.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 40 pcs.
Traditional Italian Christmas cookies, called Pignoli, require just a handful of ingredients and 35 minutes of your time. Anne Burrell made the dough from almond paste, powdered sugar, and cinnamon, while lemon zest imparts a distinctly fresh aroma. After rolling the dough into balls about 3 cm in diameter, sprinkle them with crushed pine nuts and bake for 12 to 14 minutes until golden brown.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 400g canned gluten-free almond paste, finely crumbled
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- A pinch of ground cinnamon
- A pinch of fine salt
- 2 large egg whites
- Zest of one lemon
- 0.5 - 3/4 cup pine nuts
- Special equipment: disposable syringe bag
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the almond paste in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on high speed until crumbly. Add the powdered sugar and beat on low speed until smooth.
- Add honey, cinnamon, salt, egg whites and lemon zest and beat on medium speed until thick and smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Fill a piping bag with the mixture. Press the dough onto the prepared baking sheets and roll it into balls. Sprinkle the balls with pine nuts, pressing them down lightly. Bake the cookies until golden brown, about 12-14 minutes.
Categories:
recipe / Festive dishes / Christmas / Desserts / Cookie / Italian cuisine / Anne Burrell
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