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The rags ofcarnivalthey are one of the many variations ofCarnival chatter. In this case therecipeborrows from the tradition ofTuscan cuisine.
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Ingredients
- 500 gr 00 flour
- 80 gr granulated sugar
- 40 gr butter
- 3 no eggs
- 1 no Orange juice
- 1 zest Orange grated
- 5 spoons Holy wine
- 1 sachet vanillin
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate
- powdered sugar to sprinkle
- peanut oil for frying
instructions
- We knead the flour mixed with the sugar, bicarbonate of soda, eggs, butter melted in a bain-marie or in the microwave, the orange zest and juice, and the Vin Santo.
- This way we obtain an elastic and velvety dough that does not stick to the hands (sprinkle with a little flour if necessary).
- We form a ball, cover it with a layer of flour and wrap it in a cloth or in cling film (I prefer to cover it with a transparent overturned glass bowl on the work surface, to keep an eye on the remaining quantity while I roll it out) and let it rest for 30 minutes in a warm place and in the meantime prepare the frying pan by filling it with peanut oil.
- Once the resting time has elapsed, we work the dough briefly and roll it out with a rolling pin or with the machine into a sheet as thin as possible, to ensure that the frying is very light and crunchy afterwards.
- To ensure that the dough does not stick to the machine or rolling pin, if necessary, use a little flour but it must not remain on the final sheet otherwise it will burn during frying and the rags will be too dark.
- We cut the pastry into many diamond shapes of the size we prefer. We heat the oil to 180°C or, as an alternative to a kitchen thermometer, I recommend some scraps of pasta to check when the oil is ready (by dipping a little pasta, it will immediately come to the surface and swell).
- Let's start frying the rags, turning them until golden brown, (the operation is very quick so my advice is to stay careful and not get distracted, otherwise they will burn....)
- Drain the rags well from the oil, placing them on absorbent kitchen paper, then place the rags on a tray, sprinkling the various layers with plenty of icing sugar.
- They are delicious to be enjoyed hot but softer, cold they become crunchy and enhance all the aromas! If, in addition to the icing sugar, you drizzle a little Nutella on top...it's a pleasure!!.....
- And here are the rags ready to be enjoyed.
Notes
If you don't have Vin Santo available, flavor with grappa, brandy or rum. The teaspoon of bicarbonate will help the rags to be light and crumbly. They will be even lighter if you add lard in addition to the peanut oil for frying, in proportions of half of one and half of the other. With the chiacchiere pasta you can also prepare delicious sweet ravioli, just fill them with jam or chocolate cream. To be enjoyed with vin santo.
Molti buoni. Questa variante all’arancio non la conoscevo.
Grazie, Orietta! Siamo contenti che i cenci di Viareggio al profumo d’arancia e Vin Santo ti siano piaciuti. È sempre un piacere far scoprire nuove varianti delle ricette tradizionali. Continua a seguirci per altre deliziose sorprese culinarie!
Un’ottima variante dei cenci
Grazie per il tuo commento positivo! Siamo felici che tu abbia apprezzato la ricetta dei cenci.
Questa ricetta mi ha fatto sentire come uno stellato
Sono felice che la ricetta ti abbia fatto sentire così speciale!