desserts - cold recipe:

Ossa di Morto biscuit

ingredients

flour 250 gm
hazelnuts 100 gm
almonds 100 gm
sugar 400 gm
egg whites 2 pc
lemon 1 pc

production

1. Combine the flour, egg whites, sugar, and lemon juice to a good stiff dough
2. Mix in the nuts, leaving them whole, and continue kneading until you have a fairly firm dough
3. Roll the ball of dough out with your hands on your work surface so as to obtain a snake; cut the snake into half-inch thick slices and shape into bones with your hands
4. Preheat your oven to 360°F (180°C)
5. Grease and flour the baking sheet, Place the biscuits onto the sheet
6. Lay the bones onto the tray and bake them for approx. 20 minutes
7. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack
8. Dust with icing sugar just prior to serving

chef notes:

This recipe is a specialty of the cities of Biella, Vercelli and Novara of Italy.

Ossa di Morto means bones of the dead, and are traditionally baked on November 2nd, on All Saints Day.

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