Calciumi Molisani

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour with the egg yolk, wine, extra virgin olive oil and water (around 4 tablespoons)
  2. With a rolling pin or a sheeter, make a thin sheet
  3. Divide the dough into disks of 5 or 6 cm in diameter

          For the stuffing

  1. Soak the chickpeas overnight
  2. Boil  the chickpeas
  3. Pass chickpeas with food mill and then through the sieve
  4. Melt over low heat the honey and pour the sugar, the essence of cinnamon and chickpeas sieved
  5. Mix well
  6. Put a bit of dough in the center of the disk and “seal” with the toothed wheel as per “ravioli”
  7. Dip the “sweet ravioli” in  hot extra virgin olive oil and brown. 
  8. Dry on paper towels
  9. Sprinkle with powdered sugar (if liked)

Ingredients

Calciumi Molisani are traditional Christmas and Easter  “sweets”. With a “ravioli”  shape are filled with soft cream of chickpeas and honey (or chestnuts and roasted almonds).

  • 2 kg of wheat flour (for cakes)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • water 
  • wine
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • a pinch of salt
  • powdered sugar

         Ingredients for  stuffing:

  • 1 kg chickpeas
  • sugar to taste
  • honey to taste
  • essence of cinnamon