Walnut and Honey Pastry Cigars

Name: Walnut and Honey Pastry Cigars (Sfratti di Pitigliano)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 52 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250-300 g (9-10½ oz/scant 1⅔-scant 2½ cups) plain white flour (ideally ‘00’ type), plus extra for dusting; 250-300 g (9-10½ oz/scant 1⅔-scant 2½ cups) plain white flour (ideally ‘00’ type), plus extra for dusting; ¼ teaspoon lievito per dolci or baking powder; ¼ teaspoon lievito per dolci or baking powder; pinch of sea salt; 100 g (3½ oz/½ cup) caster sugar; grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter or dairy-free spread, chilled; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter or dairy-free spread, chilled; 1 large egg; 150 g (5½ oz/generous ⅓ cup) runny honey; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; pinch of ground cloves; pinch of ground black pepper; grated zest of 1 orange; 150 g (5½ oz/1½ cups) walnuts, finely chopped; sunflower oil, for greasing your hands

Sfratti di Pitigliano

Preparation info

Makes
30-35
cigars

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Jewish Flavours of Italy

By Silvia Nacamulli

Published 2022

About

These sweets originate from the charming Tuscan town of Pitigliano, once home of a thriving Jewish community. Edda Servi Machlin, author of the wonderful collection of books The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews grew up there. The name Sfratti comes from the Italian sfratto, meaning eviction, as they are made in the shape of the sticks used to bang on Jewish homes in the

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Europe
Italy
Pitigliano
Pie
Vegetarian
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