Dear kids + mums,
today I'm going to tell you the story of 2 young italian girls who met in Bournemouth (England) in summer 1988 at the age of 16-17.
Once back in Italy they kept in touch and became penfriends because they lived in 2 different towns: Mantova and Florence. Today they both live in Florence and they are happy blogger-moms: one it's me and the other one is my dear friend Gaia who writes wonderful recipes on her blog www.profumodimamma.it which I have the pleasure to recommend to you.
Believe me and try this cookies recipe!
You need the following ingredients:
150ml sugar, 25ml treacle, 50ml water, 100g butter, 1/2 tablespoon of orange peel (homemade orange powder is ok), 1 heaping tablespoon of ground cinnamon, 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger, 1/2 tablespoon of clove powder, 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds (finally shredded), 1 teaspoon bicarbonate and 1/2liter of flour 00
Now you can start!!!
Step1
Put butter and spices in a bowl. Bring sugar, water and treacle to boil then pour in the bowl, mix all together and let it cool.
Step 2
Sift soda and flour in the bowl with spices mixture. Knead and eventually add flour to get a smooth dough. Store in the fridge overnight or at least 4/5 hours
Step 3
Roll the dough 2-3 mm thick and cut out biscuits with the cookie cutter. If you are going to decorate the Christmas tree don't forget to cut an hole on top (you can use a straw) to let the thread pass through.
Then bake at 200° for 6-8 minutes. They get harder once cooled.
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*Special thanks to Gaia for: http://www.profumodimamma.it/2013/12/con-la-panza-piena-inglisc-vescion-bilo.html
