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Making the Chisolini - Photo © todogas |
CHISOLINI
Chisolini
Ingredients |
1 lb. white flour
9 oz. milk
2 oz. butter
1 tsp. powdered yeast
vegetable or frying oil
1 tsp. salt
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Preparation |
How to make the Chisolini:
A rich leavened dough that is folded and rolled to create many layers which are
then cut in shapes and fried.
On the pastry board make a cone of flour with a cavity on top (a fontana in Italian, i.e. "like a fountain"). Add the yeast previously diluted in
lukewarm water, 1 tsp. of salt, the butter (softened and cut in pieces)
in the center of the fontana and start to knead with enough
lukewarm milk to obtain a rather soft dough. Knead for 15 min. and then
roll it out with a rolling pin, making a disk (or a square). Fold it in
quarters, then roll out the dough again, and fold it again, repeating
the process a total of five times. Roll the dough in jellyroll fashion
and slice the resulting dough in 1 1/2-in. pieces (you can also cut each
slice in half) and stretch it with the rolling pin so as to obtain a
piece of dough 1/4-in. thick. Then cut into shapes each side 4-in. long
(size can be altered if desired).
When you have finished cutting all the dough, heat the vegetable oil in a
large frying pan and then start frying the pieces of dough. Brown well
on both sides. They will puff up and be an even, golden color. Drain,
remove the excess fat by placing the chisolini on paper towels and serve hot.
The chisolini can be served with various ingredients such as Parmigiano, prosciutto,
salami, etc.; they can also be eaten for breakfast with coffee and milk.
Recipe courtesy of The Italian Trade Commission.
Serves 4-6
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