4 cuccidati date Recipes

dried figs, chopped, brandy, honey, raisins, dates, dried cherries, citron or 2 oz candied pineapple, walnut pieces, toasted, blanched almond, whole, toasted, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, lemon rind (remove any white pith), orange rind (remove any white pith), all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, chilled and cut into small pieces, eggs (1 whisked with 1 tsp water, to make an egg wash), milk, sugar, vanilla extract, milk, colored sprinkles

raisins, pitted dates, sugar, navel oranges, peeled and quartered, dried figs, chopped walnuts, water, shortening, sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, milk

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.