Gli Sfratti

Name: Gli Sfratti (Sweet walnut rolls)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 oz/110 g granulated sugar; 4 oz/110 g cold butter, cut in small pieces; 9 oz/250 g plain flour; 1 egg, beaten; pinch of bicarbonate of soda; 9 oz/250 g walnuts, chopped very finely; 9 oz/250 g honey; grated peel of ½ lemon; 2 tbsp milk (approximate); 1 oz/25 g fine bread crumbs

Sweet walnut rolls

Preparation info

2 dozen

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Table in Tuscany

By Leslie Forbes

Published 1985

About

This delicious sweet is extremely ancient in origin. As far as it can be traced, the Etruscans enjoyed it as much as the ‘Gioca’ playing customers in the Lupis’ bar.

Ingredients

For the Pastry

4 oz/110 g granulated sugar
4 oz/110

Europe
Italy
Pastry
Vegetarian
Tuscany

Method

First make the stuffing. Cook the honey over a low heat for 20 minutes. Add the walnuts and continue cooking for a further 10 minutes. Stir in the bread-crumbs and lemon peel very thoroughly and put the mixture in the refrigerator to cool. Meanwhile make the pastry. Sift the flour and bicarbonate together onto a pastry board or work surface. Mix in the sugar, make a well in the middle & int