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Rococo, Neapolitan-style hazelnut crowns

Roccocò, Neapolitan hazelnut rings

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Rococco biscuits: traditional Neapolitan Christmas biscuits shaped like a crown. They consist of a hard, hazelnut-flavored dough, with citrus, orange blos…

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Recipe from The Doc, Absinthe, Giulyfree and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Rococo croissants are a Swiss specialty, but their shape is often imitated in other regions. Here’s how to make them at home.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$23.99 $1.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

24 people
  • $1.60
  • $14.10
  • $0.62
  • $0.44
  • $1.25
  • $0.71
  • $2.50
  • $0.34
  • $0.35
  • $2.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Squeeze the tangerines and oranges, and top up the juice with water, up to 250 ml. ≈ 3 min
  2. Place the flour in a well on the work surface. In the center, put a little more than half of the coarsely chopped hazelnuts and the rest whole. Then add the sugar, juice, zest, orange blossom water, cinnamon, yeast, and vanilla. ≈ 3 min
  3. Knead until the dough is smooth and consistent. ≈ 10 min
  4. Create sausage-shaped pieces, no more than 2 cm in diameter and 8 cm in length, and then form them into rings. ≈ 10 min
  5. Place them on a lightly greased baking sheet, spacing them out so they don’t touch each other as they rise. ≈ 3 min
  6. Coat them with beaten egg yolk. ≈ 4 min
  7. Bake in the oven at 120 °C until they are golden brown, then let them cool.

The bill

Roccocò, Neapolitan hazelnut rings

  • 1 kilogram of flour$1.60
  • 800 g of grilled hazelnuts$14.10
  • 800 g of sugar$0.62
  • 2 tangerines$0.44
  • 2 oranges$1.25
  • The grated zest of a lemon$0.71
  • The zest of 2 oranges, grated$2.50
  • cinnamon$0.34
  • 1 egg yolk for glazing$0.35
  • butter for the pan$2.08

Total$23.99

that's $1.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of flour
  • 800 g of grilled hazelnuts
  • 800 g of sugar
  • 2 tangerines
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 packet of baking yeast (or baking ammonia)
  • The grated zest of a lemon
  • The zest of 2 oranges, grated
  • 1 bottle of orange blossom essential oil
  • cinnamon
  • 2 vanilla packets
  • 1 egg yolk for glazing
  • butter for the pan

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