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Pesche Dolci alla Siciliana
Pesche Dolci alla Siciliana - the recipe for delicious Sicilian pastries that look like peaches and are filled with sweet ricotta and chocolate!
Prep Time
3 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
3 hrs 15 mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
Buns
- 250 – 0.5 lb. flour
- 125 ml – ½ cup lukewarm water
- 25 gms – 0.9 oz. lard
- 25 gms – 0.9 oz. sugar
- 5 gms – ¾ tsp salt
- 5 gms – 2 tsp dry yeast
Filling
- 350 gms – ¾ lbs. ricotta
- 210 gms – o.45 oz. granulated sugar
- 35 gms – 1.25 oz. dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence optional
- 1 pinch salt
Alchermes Syrup
- 40 gms – 1.4 oz. water
- 35 gms – 1.25 oz. sugar
- 40 gms – 1.4 oz. Alchermes
- red food colouring optional
Assembling
- granulated sugar
- mint leaves
Instructions
Buns
Filling
Alchermes Syrup
Assembling
Notes
- If you cannot find Alchermes, which is red, you can use Rum and add some red food colouring to it… it won’t taste exactly the same, but it will still taste good and look great!