Description
Often enjoyed with a glass of Marsala, these crisp cookies are made with honey and saffron and crusted in sesame seeds.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 500 g 17 oz/2 cups Farro flour (or Kamut flour)
- 150 g 5 0z raw sugar
- 150 ml 5 fl oz extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp raw local honey
- pinch of sea salt
- 150 g 5 0z sesame
- 15 g 1/2 oz organic baking powder
- 1 tsp saffron
- milk (or rice milk to taste (the amount depends on the type of flour used (most are full or, recently refined and more milk is needed))
Instructions
- In a bowl, knead flour, sugar and baking powder. Add the oil, honey, saffron (dissolved in a little warm milk) and salt. Knead the ingredients until the consistency is very compact.
- Let the dough rest for 30 minutes. Obtained sticks length of about five centimeters, and cover the dough with sesame.
- Place the cookies on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper.
Cook in preheated oven at 200°C (400°F /gas 3) for about ten minutes. Subsequently lowered to 180° C (350° F / Gas 4) and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
- Prep Time: 40 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Baking, Dolci
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian, Sicilian