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Lard Torcetti

Italian simple vintage twist cookies. Lard makes them flaky, crunchy, and they are just sweet enough! Irresistible!

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Lard Torcetti
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
rising 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 32 minutes
Servings 20 cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 9 Tbsp lard
  • 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
  • 1/3 cup + 3 Tbsp warm milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • To roll the ropes, you need:
  • 1 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. On clean working surface, combine, using your hands: flour, lard, yeast milk, egg, sugar and vanilla extract.

  2. Once you get smooth dough, place it into greased bowl and leave to rest for one hour, at room temperature.

  3. Turn the dough on working surface and knead for 3 minutes. Divide it into 4 portions.

  4. Cut 5 equal parts of every portion so you get 20 little balls.

  5. Cover two sheet pan dishes with baking paper and leave aside.

  6. Preheat the oven to 190 C / 375 F.

  7. Prepare oval shallow dish and fill it with 1 cup of granulated sugar.

  8. Shape one ball into 10 inches long rope and roll it in granulated sugar.

  9. Shape a rope into a loop and, holding both ends of loop, twist together twice.

  10. Place on baking paper.

  11. Repeat steps 8, 9 and 10.

  12. Bake for 12 minutes.

  13. Roll warm cookies into granulated sugar again and place on serving platter.