Pastarelle, Italian lemon cookies
Classic Italian grandmother’s biscuits: a dough made with eggs, sugar, milk, lard, and lemon zest, leavened with baker’s ammonia, cut into strips, and bak…
Fresh pasta is a classic in Belgian cuisine. It offers a unique texture and an incomparable taste to your dishes. Make them yourself with this simple and effective recipe.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time35 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyHard
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$5.41 $0.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $2.39
- $0.46
- $0.13
- $0.50
- $0.29
- $0.84
- $0.80
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Pour the flour onto the work surface and add the eggs, sugar, milk, lard, lemon zest, and finally the ammonia. ≈ 3 min
- Knead, divide into strips, and roll them out. ≈ 10 min
- Bake in the oven at 180 °C for 30 to 35 minutes.
The bill
Pastarelle, Italian lemon cookies
- 6 eggs$2.39
- 600 g of sugar$0.46
- 60 g of ammonium bicarbonate (baking soda)$0.13
- 1/2 liter of milk$0.50
- 2 tablespoons of bacon$0.29
- The grated zest of a lemon$0.84
- 500 g of flour$0.80
Total$5.41
that's $0.18 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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