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Home made Cassateddi

Home made Cassateddi

The cassateddi are another spin-off of the breast of virgin, the minni of virgin, originally made around March 20, when the spring equinox occurs and the spring season begins; now they are prepared all year around as a snack or as dessert ..

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Dry Fruits and Nuts Turnovers - Cassateddi

The dry fruits cassateddi are baked and usually shaped like a turnover; except in the islands of Ustica and Lipari where the cassateddi are formed into a horse shoe or “S” shape and clipped on the top to allow the vapor to escape. In Ustica and Lipari because raisins are produced in large quantities, part of the dry figs are substituted with raisins.

Cassatedi (kah-sah-TAY-dee) are a sweet link to Sicilian ancestors. They're wonderful treats, handheld deep-fried pockets of tender dough filled with sweetened ricotta and dusted with confectioners' sugar. (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images)

Chickpea Turnovers - Cassateddi

One of the variants from the original recipe of the Cassateddi stuffed with ricotta, honey or sugar and spices, are the Cassateddi filled with chickpeas and cocoa cream: the taste is typical and very agreeable to the palate ..

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