Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Popes, Peasants and Shepherds

By Oretta Zanini de Vita

Published 2013

  • About

These very light pastries are the typical sweet of the Roman Carnival.

Ingredients

  • ounces (50 g) butter
  • ounces (50

Method

Put the butter in a bowl and cream it with a wooden spoon or a whisk. Sift the flour into the bowl and add the confectioners’ sugar, eggs, and salt. Work quickly to form a smooth, silky dough. Wrap the dough in a dish towel and let it rest in a cool place for about 1 hour.

Divide the dough into two or three portions and roll out each portion into a sheet less than 1/16 inch (