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Ciambelle con l'uovo
Ciambelle con l'uovo (Campanian Easter donut-shaped sweet, made with yeast, flavored with fennel seeds, decorated with eggs)
Originated from: Campania, Italy
Occasion: Easter holidays
Contributed by: Taken from "Libro di Cucina" Italian Wikibooks

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Ingredients

Ingredients for 8 people
400 grams (about 14 ounces) flour
125 grams (about 4 1/4 ounces) sugar
100 grams (about 3 1/2 ounces) of butter
2 eggs
1 packet of yeast
Fennel seeds

Original Italian Text
Ingredienti per 8 persone
400 g. di farina
125 g. di zucchero
100 g. di burro
2 uova
1 bustina di lievito



Directions

Mix flour with about three-quarters of the melted lard made previously [see "Ciambella al mascarpone"].

Pour hot water with dissolved salt and yeast, knead until dough is smooth.

Add fennel seeds and knead.

Take a piece of the dough make a bagel; take another piece of dough and make strips of dough which will be used to hold the egg in place.

Place the bagels and strips of dough in a pan and bake.

Cool.

Eat at room temperature.



Original Italian Text

Preparazione

Impastare circa tre quarti di farina con della sugna fatta liquefare in precedenza.

Versare dell'acqua calda con sale disciolto e lievito, continuare a impastare fino ad ottenere un impasto liscio.

Aggiungere semi di finocchio e, dopo aver impastato ancora, formare delle ciambelle, collocandoci in mezzo ad ognuna un uovo crudo coprendolo con due fascettine dello stesso impasto.

Sistemare il tutto in una teglia e far lievitare per bene, cuocere in forno e a cottura avvenuta far raffreddare per poi consumarle a temperatura ambiente.




Notes

Recipe: Wikibooks. Photo: Mary Melfi.

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