Bignè di San Giuseppe

Father’s Day buns

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    40 pieces

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Popes, Peasants and Shepherds

By Oretta Zanini de Vita

Published 2013

  • About

Roman families still buy these traditional buns at pastry shops on Saint Joseph’s day, March 19, the Italian Father’s Day.

Ingredients

  • ounces (90 g) flour
  • scant ½ cup (100</

Method

Sift the flour. Put the water in a saucepan and add the butter and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat and remove from the heat. Add the flour and the confectioners’ sugar all at once and stir with a wooden spoon. Return the pan to low heat and continue stirring until the mixture begins to sizzle on the sides of the pan. Transfer to a bowl and let cool until tepid. Meanwhile, grate the rind (co