Umbria is a wonderful land both for its landscape and for the chance to spend holidays that can regenerate physically and spiritually. The opportunities to spend some days relaxing in Umbria are so many, and today we mention one at Countryside Holiday House Borgo Solario, located in Castiglione del Lago, in the province of Perugia.
Ingredients
– 250 gr jam
– 1 egg
– Icing sugar
– 250 g white flour 00
– 125g caster sugar
– 100 gr lard
– 1 whole egg
– 1 egg yolk
– 1 lemon
– 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
– Sale
– butter
– flour
Preparation
– Begin to prepare the pastry: sift the flour with the baking powder and a pinch of salt, then add the sugar and the grated rind of half a lemon.
– Open the mixture and stand in the center lard, egg yolk and whole egg: Work the dough quickly.
– Wrap it in a sheet of wax paper and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
– Meanwhile buttered and floured 19-20 molds in the shape of boat.
– After the time necessary to roll out the dough obtaining a sheet thickness of about 3 mm. and coated it with stencils, cutting the excess on the edge.
– Spread the jam boats in freeing up the dough on the board.
– Roll out the pastry trimmings and make a new pastry: cut small pieces at a time and place them on the boats as a ‘cover’ by joining the dough on the edges.
– Beat the egg in a dish and brush it with the ‘bocconotti’ on the surface.
– Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for about 30 minutes leave them there: once cooked should be golden brown on the outside and perfectly cooked inside.
– Let cool, then remove them from the molds and sprinkle with icing sugar.
Choosing places that can effectively exemplify the beauty of Tuscany is really difficult: are numerous towns and villages that can enchant anyone who loves this wonderful land full of natural and cultural resources.
Apulia is a land of great cultural charm, and its cuisine is one of the most interesting elements of this amazing region. Those who want to discover it cannot but taste its flavours, by spending a few days at Farmhouse Serragambetta in Castellana Grotte (province of Bari).