Chickpeas are extremely nutritious, so it’s no shock that every one the trend on-line is making an attempt to show these legumes into chocolatey treats. That is no fad, although, because the individuals of Abruzzo have been doing the identical for a really very long time!
These conventional Abruzzesi cookies are candy, fried ravioli crammed with a spiced filling of chickpeas and chocolate. Don’t fear, they received’t style like hummus; they’re merely scrumptious!
A Observe on Chickpeas
This recipe requires pre-cooked chickpeas. You possibly can prepare dinner them your self, from dried, measuring about half the ultimate desired weight (on this case, you’d prepare dinner 50 grams of dry chickpeas to reach at about 100 grams of cooked chickpeas).
To prepare dinner dry chickpeas, soak them in water and a small spoonful of baking soda in a single day. The following day, completely drain and rinse the chickpeas, then place them in a pot and canopy with water. Carry the water to a boil, partially cowl the pot, and prepare dinner the chickpeas till they’re smooth and tender however not mushy (it may well take half-hour to at least one hour, relying on the amount).
Sometimes stir the chickpeas by gently swirling the pot. If the water reduces an excessive amount of, add extra heat water to maintain the chickpeas lined. When cooked, salt the chickpeas to style and switch off the warmth, conserving them within the water the place they have been cooked and utilizing a slotted spoon to take away them when it’s time to make the cookies.
You too can use canned chickpeas. On this case, drain the chickpeas (word that the load listed beneath is for drained chickpeas) earlier than making the cookies.
Rolling the Dough
Whilst you can roll the dough with a rolling pin, we strongly advocate a pasta machine for extra constant (to not point out quicker) outcomes. If rolling by hand, the dough must be rolled till it’s about 1.3 mm thick, the equal of a #7 setting on an ordinary Marcato Atlas pasta machine. After rolling the dough (which you are able to do in batches) merely lower it into sheets for ravioli shaping. The sheets must be about 4 inches (10 cm) vast however may be any size relying on what’s handy on your work area.
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CAGGIONETTI ABRUZZESI RECIPE
Makes: About 12 cookies
Cook dinner Time: 90 minutes
For this recipe, you will have:
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1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour, plus further for dusting
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1 ⅔ tablespoons (20 g) granulated sugar
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3 tablespoons (45 ml) white wine
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1 teaspoon (5 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
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1 egg, overwhelmed
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3.5 ounces (100 g) cooked chickpeas (see above)
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1 tablespoon (8 g) darkish cocoa powder
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1 ½ tablespoons (30 g) honey
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1 tablespoon (15 ml) spiced rum
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A pinch of cinnamon (elective)
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A pinch of cloves (elective)
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3 tablespoons (20 g) chopped almonds
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1 ounce (30 g) darkish chocolate, shaved or finely chopped
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Frying oil (select a impartial dessert-friendly oil, equivalent to peanut)
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Powdered sugar for topping
In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, wine and olive oil. Additionally add about ¼ of the overwhelmed egg (the remainder can be utilized elsewhere or discarded). Combine the components collectively by hand till a tough dough kinds, then switch it to a clear work floor and knead till easy and even.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it relaxation at room temperature for 20 minutes. In the meantime, you may put together the stuffing.
In a blender or meals processor, mix the chickpeas, cocoa powder, honey, rum, cinnamon and cloves. Mix right into a thick paste. Some blenders can have bother with smaller quantities, however you may assist the processor out by including a bit bit extra rum as wanted till the blades have one thing to “grip.” Switch the paste into a big bowl and stir within the chopped almonds and darkish chocolate.
After the dough has rested, lower it in half. Roll one of many halves whereas conserving the opposite portion wrapped in plastic wrap to maintain it from drying. Utilizing a pasta machine, roll the dough utilizing the widest curler setting (#0 on an ordinary Marcato Atlas machine). Set the machine to the following setting (on this case #1) and roll once more. Proceed till you have got rolled the dough into a protracted sheet that’s about 1.3 mm skinny (#7 on an Atlas). If, at any level, the dough sticks to the rollers you may calmly mud it and the machine with flour.
Reduce the sheet in half (lengthwise), into two sheets of equal dimension. Down the center of 1 sheet place tablespoon-sized dollops of filling, conserving 2 to three inches (5 to 7.5 cm) of area in between every drop. Drape the second dough sheet on prime and punctiliously press it down across the filling to take away all extra air.
Use a 2 ½ inch (6.5 cm) ravioli or cookie cutter to chop dumplings round every filling drop. Remember to gently press the sides of every raviolo shut to seal within the filling, then place the formed cookies on a calmly floured floor. Collect up the remaining dough scraps and re-roll them, then make extra ravioli. Proceed these steps to roll and form ravioli till you have got run out of dough (together with the half you put aside) and/or filling.
Fill a deep pan with about 3 inches (7.5 cm) of frying oil. Warmth over medium/excessive till the oil is about 360° F (180° C) or till you may drop a small morsel of dough in and it begins to bubble and fry instantly.
Fastidiously drop 2 or 3 ravioli into the recent oil and fry, flipping sometimes with a pair of forks, till golden. Take away with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined dish to chill.
Serve at room temperature, dusted with powdered sugar sugar.
Buon appetito!
