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Purciddùzzi

Purciddùzzi

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Traditional Italian crackers, soaked in wine and honey, for a unique and delicious dessert.

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Recipe from Florixc, Absinthe, The Doc (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Purciddùzzi are traditional Italian crackers, perfect for an appetizer or dessert. They are soaked in wine and honey, then sprinkled with powdered sugar or colorful sprinkles.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan, steamer
  • Estimated cost$15.24 $1.27 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

12 people
  • $1.32
  • $2.83
  • $1.88
  • $0.43
  • $8.09
  • $0.12
  • $0.57

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the flour with the beer yeast, which has been dissolved in a glass of water. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add 2 decilitres of warm olive oil, 2 cups of anise or liqueur, orange juice, and the peel of a lemon. Mix well until a smooth paste forms. ≈ 4 min
  3. Knead the dough for at least three hours, covered. ≈ 10 min
  4. Divide the dough into round pieces, approximately 1 centimeter in diameter, and then roll them out to create crackers that are about 1 centimeter in diameter. ≈ 3 min
  5. Let it rest for a few hours.
  6. Warm the wine, honey, or fig syrup. Add a cinnamon stick if desired.
  7. Heat oil in a pan until it is very hot. Fry the crackers in the hot oil, placing them on paper towels to absorb excess grease.
  8. Soak the purciddùzzi in warm wine, honey, or fig syrup. Arrange them in pyramids on a plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar, colorful sprinkles, or other toppings to your liking. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Purciddùzzi

  • 1 kilogram of flour$1.32
  • 40 g of beer yeast$2.83
  • orange juice$1.88
  • lemon skin$0.43
  • mulled wine, honey, or fig syrup$8.09
  • sweet cinnamon$0.12
  • powdered sugar$0.57

Total$15.24

that's $1.27 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of flour
  • 40 g of beer yeast
  • 2 decilitres of olive oil
  • 2 ounces of anise or liqueur
  • orange juice
  • lemon skin
  • mulled wine, honey, or fig syrup
  • sweet cinnamon
  • powdered sugar
  • Colorful confetti

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