Pangiallo laziale (Italian Christmas Cakes)
Description
Pangiallo laziale are traditional Italian Christmas cakes from Rome made with dried fruits, mixed nuts, olive oil, white wine, and flour.
Ingredients
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1 1/4 cups chopped pitted prunes
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1 1/4 cups raisins
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3/4 cup whole almonds, skin removed
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3/4 cup chopped walnuts
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3/4 cup toasted hazelnuts
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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1 tablespoon orange marmalade
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2 tablespoons chopped candied orange peel
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
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2 tablespoons white wine
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2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour, or more as needed
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Combine prunes, raisins, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, sugar, orange marmalade, candied orange peel, and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir to combine with a wooden spoon. Pour in wine and olive oil. Add flour and mix everything into a sticky dough, adding more flour if mixture does not stick together.
3
Shape mixture into 8 similar sized logs with wet hands and place onto prepared baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 30 minutes.