Trinaka Etna · Sicily

Ossa di morto

Name: Ossa di morto
Cuisine: Sicilian
Ingredients: sugar; flour; cinnamon; cloves; water

Ossa di morto are Sicilian biscuits, included in the list of traditional Italian agri-food products (PAT) of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.

Ingredients

sugarflourcinnamoncloveswater

When it is eaten

All Souls' Day (2 November)

PAT · traditional food product recognised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture

The sweets of Sicily →

How it is made (it)

Entrambe le parti del biscotto sono realizzate con lo stesso impasto, a base farina, acqua, zucchero e spezie come cannella e chiodi di garofano: l'impasto viene preparato, modellato e lasciato riposare per alcuni giorni, finché la superficie si è asciugata del tutto. Quindi i biscotti vengono cotti in forno: la parte superiore diventerà bianca e dura, mentre la base, inumidita, risulterà più scura, morbida e caramellata, grazie allo zucchero colato dalla parte superiore.

Preparation

Both parts of the biscuit are made with the same dough, based on flour, water, sugar, and spices such as cinnamon and cloves: the dough is prepared, shaped and left to rest for a few days, until the surface has dried completely. Then the biscuits are baked in the oven: the top will become white and hard, while the base, moistened, will be darker, soft, and caramelised, thanks to the sugar dripped from the top.

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