Since it’s Christmas the first recipe I wanna show you is this typical Christmas dish called Purcedduzzi…I’ve thought about how to translate this name into English and after days I’ve reached the conclusion that there is no word that can convey the meaning and feeling carried by this Lecce dialect word. That’s why I’ve decided to leave the word as is and just explain what it means to you. Litterally Purcedduzzi means little pigs! Its name comes from the shape of this dish which actually resemble the face of little, cute, baby pigs. Purcedduzzi are small, funny, fried gnocchi with a sweet flavour and an orange aroma, decorated with almonds (the almond tree is the most common in Puglia) and covered with honey. According to local customs, the last Purcedduzzo should be eaten on January 17th in honor of St. Antony the Abbot, Saint and Protector of all animals.
Ingredients (for 6 small plates):
- 4 cups flour (500 gr): 2 1/2 cups white flour (300 g), 1 1/2 cup wheat semolina (200g)
- 1/2 cup sugar ( 100 g sugar)
- 50 gr oil
- 1 lemon
- Orange juice ( from 3 or 4 oranges, depends from how jucy they are)
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup white dry wine
- 1 mandarin
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 500 g honey
- 3 tbsp sugar
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- Calories 250 (calories from fat 25)
- Total fat 3.5 g
- Total Carbohydrates 40 g
- Protein 2.5 g
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Yum looks tasty
It looks like a good snack for friends’ gathering and drinking!!! YUM. do you have free sample for us to eat?
Looks cute~~~ and tasty!
Thanks guys, glad u like it.
So cute gift! I want to eat it! And also want to try. But seems very difficult! I am not a good cook.
The fried dough looks like peanuts.It makes my mouth watering~~
Maybe I will try to make it on my own. Thanks for sharing the receipe:-)
It’s not that difficult, actually. Try it and let me know how it is
Thanks for recipe. It looks easy and useful. Plus,we can save a lot of money on Christmas gifts. It also has meaning and sentimental value for receivers. Good Job!
Is it an Italian snack? I never saw it at any Italian restaurants but it surely looks tasty!!
Yeah, you never saw it at any Italian restaurants cause it’s typical from the south and not really known outsite my region (puglia), but it’s really, really tasty
Wow! Even the dough looks awesome.. haha Nice wrapping too!
Chef Dani~~
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Hi Sapfy, Sure you can quote my post on ur blog, it’s a pleasure for me!
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ma quella è la tovaglia della nostra cucina!!!
I will try this also.
I like this recipe. I have made it for a family gethering event and my sister asked about ingredients…Also some of my costumers say that it’s very nice.Thanks
Hi,
I like your Website very much ,thank you for your lovely recipe’s
The name Purcheduzzi is in the Pugliese dialect in real Italian they are called Strufoli and they are in the Christmas menu
Good work on your website
Thank you! Yeah I decided to call them with their Pugliese dialect name, which is how I’ve always called them since I was a little kid.
Glad you like the website
Auguri