Mustacciuoli Napoletani

Name: Mustacciuoli Napoletani (Neapolitan Mostaccioli)
Yield: Makes about 36
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 6 ounces semisweet chocolate; ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of ammonia or ½ teaspoon each: baking powder and baking soda; Grated zest of 1 orange; ¼ teaspoon ground pepper; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup water; ¼ cup light corn syrup; ¾ cup sugar; ⅓ cup water; 1 cup sugar

Neapolitan Mostaccioli

Preparation info

Makes about
36

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Italian Desserts

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1990

About

These iced biscotti are flavored with mixed spices. The chocolate icing is simple to prepare, and since it is used to cover all the exposed surfaces of the mustacciuoli, it helps to keep them from becoming excessively dry.

Ingredients

Dough

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup</

Europe
Italy
Basilicata
Naples
Dessert
Cookies
Vegan
Mediterranean
Spicy

Method

For the dough, combine the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Pour the water into a small bowl and stir in the remaining dough ingredients. Stir the water mixture into the flour and sugar and continue mixing until the dough begins to hold together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly until smooth. Do not knead too much or the dough will be difficult to roll and th