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Affogagatti
Traditional spiral-shaped sweets, golden brown in the oven and covered with an aromatic lemon and alcohol glaze.
Affogagatti are traditional baked treats, designed to offer a firm texture and a sweet, fragrant, and shiny finish. The base, enriched with butter and eggs, develops structure during baking and is shaped into characteristic spirals measuring approximately five centimeters, recognizable by their compact shape and golden surface. The flavor develops through a balance between the sweetness of the sugar, the softness of the dough, vanilla, and the fresh note of lemon. The glaze completes the preparation with a light, slightly aromatic coating, which dries in the residual heat of the oven. This recipe is rooted in Italian cuisine and emphasizes a simple yet precise technique: kneading a well-worked dough, baking the shapes until golden, and stabilizing the finish without darkening it.
Instructions
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Melt the butter
Heat a portion of the milk until lukewarm, without boiling. Add the butter and stir until it is completely melted and incorporated into the liquid. Keep the mixture fluid and just warm, so it can be combined with the other ingredients without cooking the eggs in the next stage.
Prepare the dough
Pour the flour, (10.58 oz) 300 g of sugar, the eggs, the baking powder, three quarters of the vanilla, the remaining milk and the mixture of butter. Knead thoroughly until you obtain a smooth, compact dough free of dry particles; the mixture should be workable and elastic enough to be shaped.
Form the spirals
Take portions of dough and shape them into compact spirals of approximately 5 cm (1.97 in) in diameter. Place the shapes on a baking panKeeping them even and tightly closed will ensure even cooking. Make sure each spiral maintains its shape before baking.
Cook the sweets
Bake the spirals at 200°C (392°F) until golden brown. Check the surface: it should be a uniform golden brown, indicating the dough is cooked and firm enough to hold the icing. Once done, remove the cakes and prepare for the finishing touches.
Prepare the icing
Put in a shallow pan the powdered sugar with about (7.05 oz) 200 g of water and bring the mixture Bring to a boil. Continue cooking until the syrup, carefully dripped between your fingers, forms a thin thread. Then add the lemon juice, alcohol, and remaining vanilla: the glaze should remain runny and fragrant.
Complete cooking
Boil the glaze for a few more minutes, stirring to even out the flavors and consistency. Brush the glaze over the golden brown cookies, spreading it in an even layer. Return the cookies to the turned-off but still warm oven and let them dry until the glaze is firm and no longer moist to the touch.
Chef's Tips
Brush the cakes with the icing while it is still runny and put them back in the turned-off but hot oven: the drying should form a stable white coating without darkening the surface.
Ingredients
- Ingredients for 10 people
- (2.2 lb) 1 kg flour
- (15.87 oz) 450 g sugar (of which (5.29 oz) 150 g icing sugar) 5 eggs,
- (8.82 oz) 250 g butter
- (0.71 oz) 20 g of baking powder
- 1 packet of vanilla,
- (1.76 oz) 50 g milk
- (3.53 oz) 100 g alcohol
- the juice of 1 lemon
Can't find it in the US?
- baking powderUS equivalent
1 Italian packet (bustina) = 16 g = about 4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
Or: For lievito vanigliato also add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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