Cornmeal Cookies: Zaletti
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus a little more for sprinkling
- 3/4 cup cornmeal
- 3/4 cup tipo 00 flour or cake flour
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 1/4 cup butter, melted and kept hot
- 1/4 cup raisins, rehydrated in warm red wine
- Serving suggestion: wine for dipping or fruit jam
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the yolks and sugar and whisk well until the mixture is yellow and creamy, about 1 minute.
- In a separate bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt and mix well.
- Briefly stir in the butter, then fold in the egg yolk mixture and raisins until the dough just comes together.
- Put the dough out onto a floured board briefly knead to form a rectangle, do not overwork the dough or it will get tough.
- Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thick and cut it into 2-inch diamonds.
- Butter a cookie sheet and place the cookies on the sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown and firm.
- Serve hot or at room temperature.
egg yolks, sugar, cornmeal, lemon, baking powder, salt, butter, raisins, suggestion
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/cornmeal-cookies-zaletti-recipe.html (may not work)