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Cartellate

Fried pastry from Puglia, shaped as a coiled rosette, traditionally prepared for Christmas. Crispy and lightly sweet, it is drizzled with cooked wine or honey and dusted with cinnamon.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

396 kcal per serving

Protein
7.9 g
Carbohydrates
43.1 g
of which sugars
9.1 g
Fat
16.6 g
Fiber
1.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, salt, oil and egg, then gradually add the wine until you get a soft dough.
  2. Knead for 5 minutes, wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Roll the dough out very thinly and cut strips about 2 cm wide.
  4. Wind each strip into a rosette shape and pinch the end.
  5. Heat the frying oil to 170 °C and fry the cartellate for a few minutes, until golden.
  6. Drain on kitchen paper.
  7. Warm the cooked wine or honey, quickly dip the cartellate in it and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Variations and tips

No-fry version. Bake them in the oven at 180 °C for 15 to 20 minutes, then dip them in lukewarm honey.

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Original Ecomely recipe.