Mustaccioli
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Mustaccioli are traditional soft and chewy dark chocolate-coated Christmas cookies from Naples that are flavored with warming spices and orange juice.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb flour , sifted
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 1¼ cup caster sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder , sifted
- 1 teaspoon nutritional ammonium bicarbonate (or baking powder)
- ½ cup water
- 6 tablespoons orange juice , freshly squeezed
- Zest of a large orange
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the spice blend
- 5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground star anise
- 1 pinch salt
For the chocolate
- 1 lb dark chocolate (with 70% cocoa)
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- pastry brush
- Rolling pin
- Cooling rack
Instructions
Spice blend
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients, and remove 2 teaspoons to use in the recipe. Keep the rest of the spice blend in an airtight container in a dark place.
Dough
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, ground almonds, sugar, sifted cocoa, ammonium bicarbonate (or 1 teaspoon baking powder), 2 teaspoons of the spice blend, the cinnamon, salt, and orange zest.
- Start mixing using the beater blade. Add the water and finally the orange juice little by little. The dough should not be soft, so add the orange juice very gradually.
- Roll out the dough, wrap in cling film, and let it rest for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Divide into two equal pieces, and roll out the first piece between two sheets of baking paper, until you have a rectangle that’s about ¾ inch (8mm) thick.
- Cut out diamonds of about 3 inches (7 cm), and carefully place, spaced apart, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Collect the dough scraps and add them to the other dough and cut diamonds in the same way until all the dough is used up.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180°C), then bake in the center for 12 to 14 minutes.
- When cooked, place the mustaccioli onto a cooling rack, and allow to cool completely.
Chocolate covering
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
- Using a pastry brush, spread melted chocolate on the back of the mustaccioli, and leave on the rack to harden.
- Finally, dip the other side into the chocolate, and set aside to harden for about 2 hours at room temperature before serving.
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