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CiCi Filled Cakes (Caucioni) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Dough
2 cups white wine
1 cup oil
4 1/2 cups flour

Filling
1 large can chick peas peeled and
mashed with food mill or food processor
4 oz honey
8 oz chocolate Hershey bar
peel of 1 orange (for flavoring, it will be removed) I now use orange zest and it works well.

oil for frying


Directions:
Directions:
Melt chocolate slowly with honey, mashed cici and orange peel, stirring to blend well. Set aside or in fridge to cool until firm.
Mix dough ingredients together and knead until smooth and glossy adding flour as needed. It will be elastic. Let rise for 1 hour.
Cut off piece of dough (about size of orange) and roll out flat with rolling pin to rectangle shape. Don't roll thin, dough is delicate and will tear so be very careful.
Fill by placing tablespoon of filling about every 3 inches along center of dough. Fold top edge over filling to meet bottom edge. Seal and separate cakes with a fork or pastry wheel.
Let sit for 1/2 hour before frying.

Fry in hot oil until golden brown. Remove with slotted spoon to paper towel to drain and cool.

Store in cardboard shirt box lined with foil, then waxed paper.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Another abruzzese recipe that was on every holiday cookie tray from Grandmom and Zia Bambina.
Dad's favorites!! I now make them for his birthday December 19th.

 

 

 

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