Cenci (Fried Sweet Rags)
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- g flour
- g butter
- g powdered sugar
- eggs
- tbsp grappa (acquavite)
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Make a firm dough, work it well, and rest it wrapped in a cloth.
- Roll thin, cut into strips, and slit them to fold or twist into shapes.
- Deep-fry in floating oil or lard and dust with icing sugar once cooled from the boil.