Pupils of the 4th class in Portella di Mare asked grandpa Carlo to teach them how to make a traditional homemade sweet for Christmas

In the past many Sicilian families made them at home before Christmas. They spent the whole day all together by preparing this particular sweet

Ingredients: 1 kg of flour (type 00) 200 grams of sugar 300 grams of butter 3 eggs 1 dl. of Milk 10 grams of ammonia for sweet

Ingredients for filling 150 grams of kernels 300 grams of dried figs 100 grams of dried grapes 50 grams of plain chocolate 150 grams of minced toasted almonds 250 grams of diced chopped sweet white pumpkin A small quantity of cinnamon orange marmalade ½ glass of liqueur “Marsala”

Mix the ingredients for the filling and put it into the small parts extended in circular shapes Roll on and close the parts in different shapes, even if the traditional one is ring-shaped

Put in the oven and…