Pignolata Messinese Recipe by Sicilian Cooking Plus
Where all of Grandmother's favorite recipes are found, just like Grandmother makes them, with a little love.
Recipe Source
We were inspired to share this great recipe from Sicilian Cooking Plus! If you haven not checked out their website, we suggest that you do!
Ingredients
For The Dough10 cups cake flour
1/2 cup of 80 proof alcohol (use 80 proof vodka or cognac)
4 tablespoons salted butter (1/2 stick) soft at room temperature
10 egg yolks
Flour for dusting
For the frying
Canola or corn oil for frying
For the lemon icing
1 lb. confectioners' sugar
Juice of 5 lemons
Zest of 5 lemons
1 tablespoon granulated sugar for dusting
For the chocolate icing
2 cups granulated sugar
12 oz. baking bitter cocoa
1 cup of water
3 drops of vanilla
1/2 teaspoon powdered cinnamon for dusting