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A traditional Sicilian mpanatigghi recipe with almonds and ground meat, a secret dessert from Modica.

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

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Very few people, mainly in Modica and parts of the province of Ragusa, keep the original mpanatigghi recipe secret. 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 methodOven
  • Estimated cost$30.29 $2.02 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

15 servings
  • $5.00
  • $5.26
  • $3.88
  • $1.32
  • $0.34
  • $4.19
  • $1.12
  • $9.18

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the flour, sugar and melted butter. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the egg yolks and mix by hand until you have a smooth dough. Roll it out thinly on a marble surface dusted with a little flour, shaping the dough into a round. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cook the mixture of meat, sugar, almonds, chocolate, cinnamon and egg whites in a saucepan for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Turn off the heat and fill the dough with the well-mixed filling, folding it over so the dessert takes the shape of a half circle. ≈ 10 min
  5. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
  6. Let cool and serve on a large plate, garnished with powdered sugar if you like.

The bill

“Mpanatigghi”

  • 300 g goat cheese$5.00
  • 200 g dark chocolate$5.26
  • 12 egg yolks$3.88
  • 1 kg 00 flour$1.32
  • 300 g sugar$0.34
  • 12 eggs$4.19
  • 1 kilogram sugar$1.12
  • 1 kg roasted ground almonds$9.18

Total$30.29

that's $2.02 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg finely ground veal
  • 300 g goat cheese
  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 12 egg yolks
  • 1 kg 00 flour
  • 300 g sugar
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 pinch cinnamon
  • 1 kilogram sugar
  • 1 kg roasted ground almonds

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