Cucciddati, and also known variously as buccellati,
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fig
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cookies or
Sicilian fig cookies, are fig-stuffed
cookies traditionally served at
Christmas time.
The outer cookie is
pastry dough
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, covered with icing and typically topped with rainbow
sprinkles
Sprinkles are very small pieces of confectionery used as an often colourful decoration or to add texture to desserts such as brownies, cupcakes, doughnuts or ice cream. The tiny candies are produced in a variety of colors and are generally use ...
. The filling generally consists of some combination of walnuts, dates, figs, honey, spices and orange or apricot jam.
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“Cuccidati - Sicilian Fig Cookies”
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, 9 November 2015 The pastry is rolled around the filling, and rolls are either cut into short tubes, or curved around to form a "bracelet".
The modern recipe of the cookie originated during
the Muslim Rule of Sicily. However an older version of the cookie recipe was recorded as far back as the
Roman occupation of Sicily.
Variations
When ring-shaped, these may be known as buccellati, meaning "little bracelets," and are a diminutive form of
buccellato, a larger fig-filled ring cake. The ingredients are as varied as the names the cookies are called by, apparently a function of the town or region in which they are made. Other towns call them "nucciddati" (nut cookies), "zucciddati", "ucciddati", "vucciddati" and as in
Serradifalco
Serradifalco ( Sicilian: ''Serradifarcu'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.
History
Serradifalco (from ''Serra del Falcone'', "Mountain of the Falcon") was founded in the Kingdom of Sicily, in a feudal ...
, pucciddati. That town's version includes ground figs and dates, nuts, and orange rinds.
See also
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Fig bar
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List of cookies
This is a list of notable cookies (American English), also called biscuits (British English). Cookies are typically made with flour, egg, sugar, and some type of shortening such as butter or cooking oil, and baked into a small, flat shape.
Cooki ...
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List of stuffed dishes
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References
Cuisine of Sicily
Stuffed desserts
Christmas food
Cookies
Fig dishes
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