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'Mpanatigghi, Sicilian meat and chocolate pastries

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Discover this traditional Sicilian almond and meat pie, a hidden culinary treasure of Modica.

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Recipe from Airon90, K.Weise, LoStrangolatore, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The original recipe for mpanatigghi is closely guarded by only a few people, mainly from Modica and certain parts of the Ragusa province. The following recipe is the one found in “La Cucina Siciliana,” published by Il Giornale di Sicilia.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$39.06 $2.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

15 people

Dough

  • $1.60
  • $0.24
  • $2.94
  • $4.19

Farce

  • $9.52
  • $0.77
  • $9.18
  • $5.26
  • $4.79

Finish

  • $0.57

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the flour, egg yolks, sugar, and melted lard. ≈ 4 min
  2. Knead by hand until a smooth dough forms, then roll it out thinly on a floured surface and cut out circles. ≈ 10 min
  3. In a saucepan, heat the meat, sugar, almonds, chocolate, cinnamon, and egg whites for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Once cooked, fill the discs with the filling and seal them in a crescent shape. ≈ 10 min
  5. Bake in the oven at 180 °C for 15 minutes.
  6. Let cool completely, then serve on a large platter, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

The bill

'Mpanatigghi, Sicilian meat and chocolate pastries

  • 1 kg of type 00 flour$1.60
  • 300 g of sugar$0.24
  • 300 g of melted lard$2.94
  • 12 egg yolks$4.19
  • 1 kg of very finely minced beef$9.52
  • 1 kilogram of sugar$0.77
  • 1 kg of roasted and ground almonds$9.18
  • 200 g of dark chocolate$5.26
  • 12 egg whites$4.79
  • powdered sugar$0.57

Total$39.06

that's $2.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of type 00 flour
  • 300 g of sugar
  • 300 g of melted lard
  • 12 egg yolks
  • 1 kg of very finely minced beef
  • 1 kilogram of sugar
  • 1 kg of roasted and ground almonds
  • 200 g of dark chocolate
  • A pinch of cinnamon
  • 12 egg whites
  • powdered sugar

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