Fico e'Uvo: BISCOTTI AL CIOCCOLATO: BISCOTTI AL CIOCCOLATO :
From Oriolo, Prov. Cosenza
Fig stuffed with Almond and wrapped in Grape leaf
18 figs(Fresh)
18 grape leaves
18 almonds (meats)
18 cloves
1 cup honey (warmed to a syrup consitancy)
Blanch the grape leaves in boiling water,for a minute or so. Lay on a towel to
With a sharp, knife, cut split figs( but not to deep). Spread them open.
Place an almond & clove in each fig. the almond in one side & clove in
other. Dip each fig in honey & place it on the a grape leave. Bring the sides of the grape leaves up to wrap the fig. Tie the grape leaf & fig at the
top with string. Place these in a baking tin & bake @ 350 for about 30 min,
let them completly cool & put them in a tin or covered plate & keep them cool- they will last for days. Keep wrapped until ready to eat, sprinkel with powderd sugar. don't eat the grape leaves! This can also be prepared, using walnuts. vanilla powder & dipped them in maple syrup.
Served at weddings and Calabrian hollidays.
Carmella Barone Frega-Oriolo Calabria:
From Oriolo, Prov. Cosenza
BISCOTTI AL CIOCCOLATO CON PEPE NERO/ Spicy Chocolate cookies w/Black Pepper, Cinimon
4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cups cocoa
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup of chopped nuts
bake in 350 degree oven for 12 minutes. When cool glaze with frosting made
of powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk.
The original recipe also contained ground cloves. I leave them out and
don't remember what the amount was. You'll have to experiment with
that. I also don't have the procedure for mixing written down, but anyone
who bakes cookies can figure that out.
JoAnn Volz-Salt Lake City UT:
From Oriolo, Prov. Cosenza
(Up Dated version of Above) BISCOTTI AL CIOCCOLATO CON PEPE NERO/ Spicy Chocolate cookies w/Black Pepper, Rasins & Spices
2 cups shortening
6 eggs
3 cups sugar
2 cups sour milk (add a tsp vinegar to regular milk)
2 Tablespoons baking soda
12 tablespoons baking cocoa
6 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon allspice
1 teaspoon black pepper
12 cups of flour
Add chocolate chips, chopped nuts, raisins and vanilla as desired. (When I
made just half the above recipe, I added only the chocolate chips - about 1
1/2 cups)
Roll into balls, place on greased cookie sheet
Bake 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes
Frost with thin icing, colored green or pink
Frosting: Mix confectioners sugar with cream to make a thin icing
(I use
milk in lieu of cream).
Catherine Chippari Paige -Floyd NY: