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8/16/2019 Desserts of Cosa Nostra- Caterina Bartoldi

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To Peppino and to all dessert-lovers of the world!

This book contains eighteen desserts;

the number 18 is the symbol of life.


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CASA NOSTRA, DESSERTS OF COSA NOSTRA…

Did you know?

The most well-known Italian desserts in the world are almost all Sicilian: Panna Cotta,Tiramisu, Cannoli, Cassata … and many others.

Be seduced by the “Pineapple Big Shot”, the “Chocolate Cupola” and “Hazelnut and chocolate bullets”!

This richly illustrated book has been “cooked” with love. It includes my grandmother’sflagship Sicilian desserts recipes spiced up with humor and some information on the

Sicilian Crime Organization - Cosa Nostra! It will cheer family meals, dinners with friends, birthday parties and other moments of

life…

It is now your turn to cook!

Enjoy your meal!


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SUMMARY

1.ZABAJONE, SABAYON

ONORATA SOCIETÀ

2.TIRAMISÙ AL CAFFÈ, COFFEE TIRAMISÙ

LUPARA BIANCA

3.BIANCHITTUS, WHITE CHRISTMAS COOKIESOMERTÀ

4.CREMA DI DON PEPPINO, DON PEPPINO CREAM

5.SPUMA DI SAN TOMMASO, SAINT THOMAS’ MOUSSE

CHISTU E’ A STISSA COSA

6.BUDINO CON LE NOCCIOLE, HAZELNUT FLAN ECCELENTE

7.PEZZO GROSSO ALL’ANANAS,

PINEAPPLE BIG SHOT

8.PALLOTTOLE ALLE NOCCIOLE,

HAZELNUT AND CHOCOLATE BULLETS

9.CANNOLI SICLIANI, THE SICILIAN CANNOLI, STUFFED RICOTTA BISCUITS

NENTI SACCIU

10. CASSATA SICILIANA,

THE LEGENDARY SICILIAN CASSATA


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LA FAMIGLIA

11. PANNA COTTA

UOMO D’ONORE

12. SCORZE DI ARANCIA AL CIOCCOLATO

CHOCOLATE ORANGE PEEL

UCCIARDONE

13. SPUMA DI MANDARINO

MANDARIN MOUSSE

BACIO LE MANI

14. BUDINO DI SPAGHETTI

SPAGHETTI CAKE

SANGU LAVA SANGU

15. BIANCOMANGIARE ALLE MANDORLE ALMOND BIANCOMANGIARE

IN GALERA

16. CUPOLA

LA COMMISSIONE, THE COMMISSION

17. DOLCETTI ALLE NOCCIOLE

HAZELNUT SMALL CAKES

PENTIMENTO

18. ZEPPOLE DI SAN GIUSEPPE

SAINT JOSEPH CAKES REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD!


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1. ZABAJONE,

SABAYON

ONORATA SOCIETÀ

Did you know?

The Onorata Società

Is the first name of the Sicilian Mafia “The Honored Society” or honor society. The Mafiosi call themselves men of honor because the term” mafia” is almost vulgar or

literary.

The Sicilian Mafia is called Cosa Nostra, which means “Our Thing” or our business.The title of this book was inspired from it and transformed into “Casa Nostra”, which

means “our house” or “home.”


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For 4 people

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Level: Easy

4 egg yolks 4 tablespoons of sugar

½ glass of Marsala

Beat the eggs with the sugar until the mix is smooth.

Add the Marsala and continue to mix.

Put everything in a pan in a water bath for ten minutes while continuing to mix.

Do not boil.

Your Sabayon, once creamy by cooking, can be eaten cold or hot.


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2.TIRAMISÙ AL CAFFÈ,

COFFEE TIRAMISÙ

LUPARA BIANCA

Did you know?

The Lupara Bianca

Is a way to kill for the mafia and to make the body disappear. The failure to return thebody to the family is a major insult in this very Catholic society; as the members of the

family cannot mourn.

The Lupara is the sawed-off shotgun used in the Sicilian countryside in the last century. It is a sign of mafia crimes in the symbolic of execution even if the way to kill evolved and changed. Bianca means white.


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For 4 people

Preparation time: 20 minutesTo leave two hours in the refrigerator

Level: Easy

250 grams of Mascarpone100 grams of cream100 ml of MarsalaSponge Fingers50g icing sugar

Cocoa powder or grated dark chocolate

Take the equivalent of 5 espressos.

dd the Marsala to the coffee.

In a bowl, put the cream with the icing sugar and mix vigorously until you obtain ahomogeneous substance.

dd the mascarpone and continue to mix.

Put some of the liquor mixture of coffee with cream.

Soak the Sponge Fingers in the rest of coffee and Marsala.

Once well soaked, place them at the bottom of the dish.

Then, spread a layer of cream mixture on top of it.

Repeat with a second layer of Sponge Fingers.

Cover with a final layer of the mascarpone mixture.

Sprinkle the whole cocoa powder or grated chocolate on it.

Refrigerate two hours before serving.


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For twenty cupcakes.


Level: Easy

2 egg whites 200 grams of sugar

150 grams of almonds Lemon peel, 1 lemon

Whisk the egg whites and fold in gently the sugar and the almonds and the lemon zest.

Make small pile with a tablespoon on a non-stick plate.

Put 20 minutes in oven at 140 ° C


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4.CREMA DI DON PEPPINO,

DON PEPPINO CREAM

Did you know?

The Dons are the leaders of the Sicilian Mafia. We immediately think of Don VitoCorleone, the charismatic and colorful character in the “Godfather”, but it is only acreation of the mind and a fictional character.

In the same style, but real this time, we may mention Don Caló, Don Calogero Vizzini,head of the Sicilian Mafia Bosses during the prewar, who favored the American landingon the island during World War II.

Don Vito Cascio Ferro, who established the system of American gangsters in Palermoand Don Paolino Bontà, Francesco Paolo Bontate, patriarch of the Palermo Mafia.


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For 4 people:


Level: Easy

200 grams of fresh whipped cream100 grams of sugar 200 grams of pears in syrupSponge Fingers1 cup of water

Marsala

Whip the cream.

Melt the sugar in water in a saucepan, stirring constantly.

Mix the pears with the syrup.

Stir in the sugar.

Pour into a bowl and place a few soaked Sponge Fingers with Marsala and syrup.

Leave two hours in the refrigerator.

Serve in individual bowls.


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5.SPUMA DI SAN TOMMASO,

SAINT THOMAS’ MOUSSE

CHISTU E’ A STISSA COSA

Did you know?

CHISTU E ‘A STISSA COSA Is a phrase in Sicilian dialect, meaning “This is the same” or “the same for him.”

For those who speak Italian: “Questo è la stessa cosa ” in Tuscan.

s the Omertà is required and it is impossible to introduce oneself to a mafioso saying,“Hello, I am part of the business too! ”

” friend “is required to introduce you to another mafioso with this expression meaningthat “he is man of honor as well”.


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For 4 people:

Preparation time: 20 minutesTo leave an hour in the refrigerator

Level: Easy

200 grams of pears in syrup A glass of milk

70 grams of brown sugar Marsala

Stir the ingredients in the mixer starting with pears, milk, sugar and a shot of Marsala.

Leave one hour in the refrigerator.

Serve in individual bowls.

Enjoy it fresh.


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6.BUDINO CON LE NOCCIOLE,

HAZELNUT FLAN

ECCELENTE

Did you know?

The Eccelente


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Is a term used to define the mafia punitive action against a state representative, alawyer, a policeman or a politician.

So it is simply the death of a former partner that has become an obstacle or theunishment for well conducted investigation.


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For 4 people:


Level: Easy

20 grams of hazelnuts100 grams of sugar 30 grams of Sponge Fingers 40 grams of butter 5 eggs

Mix the butter with the sugar until the mixture becomes creamy.

Stir this mixture to the egg yolks, one at a time, while stirring.

Then, add the hazelnuts and crumbled Sponge Fingers.

Whisk the egg whites and gently fold them into the mixture.

Pour the cream into a saucepan and cook for 15 minutes over low heat in a doubleboiler.

Then pour into individual molds and allow them to cool completely before serving.


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7.PEZZO GROSSO ALL’ANANAS,

PINEAPPLE BIG SHOT

For 4 people:

Preparation time: 20 minutesTo leave four hours in the refrigerator

Level:Easy

450 grams of pineapple in syrup½ glass of rum

70 grams of sugar Sheets of gelatin or agar agar

Mix pineapple with the syrup.

Stir in the sugar and rum, leave to macerate few moments.

Dissolve the gelatin and cook in a saucepan and stir the mixture so that it takesconsistency.

Pour into a mold and refrigerate for 4 hours.

Turn out and serve fresh.


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8.PALLOTTOLE ALLE NOCCIOLE,

HAZELNUT AND CHOCOLATE BULLETS

For 4 people:


Level: Easy

120 grams of powdered hazelnuts120 grams of unsweetened cocoa powder

A strong cup coffeePowder sugar

Mix the ingredients with a spoon until they form a thick paste.

Take a teaspoon and fill it with cocoa paste and let it fall into the sugar.

Serve and enjoy immediately.


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9.CANNOLI SICLIANI,

THE SICILIAN CANNOLI, STUFFED RICOTTA BISCUITS

NENTI SACCIU

Did you know?

Nenti sacciu Means “I know nothing” in Sicilian, therefore “Non so niente” in Italian.


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This is what the Sicilians say to the police when questioned.

I saw nothing, I heard nothing … Obviously!


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For 6 people:


Level: Difficult

Biscuits:

300 grams of flour 2 egg yolks1 egg whites

2 tablespoons of coffee liquor 1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon of olive oilVegetable oil for frying

Garnishing:

1 kg of ricotta80 grams of powdered sugar

200 grams of white chocolate

Mix the flour, the egg yolks with the whole egg slightly beaten and coffee liquor in abowl until it gets smooth. If necessary add a little water to make it creamier.

Mix and put it in the refrigerator.

Work the dough sheet 2 to 3 mm thickness by cutting squares of a few inches.

Wrap the dough around the Cannoli mold.

Make the biscuits fry until they are crispy.

Remove from the mold. Let to cool.

Stuff them with ricotta garnish.

Garnishing:


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Mix the ricotta, sugar and chocolate in a saucepan, melted earlier in a water bath untilthe paste gets smooth and thick.

Serve your cannoli with icing sugar and decorate with crushed pistachios.

Travaillez la pâte en feuille de 2 ou 3 mm d’épaisseur en découpant des carrés d’une

dizaine de centimètres.

Enroulez la pâte autour du moule à Cannoli et soudez la pâte.

Faites frites les biscuits jusqu’à ce qu’ils soient croustillants.

Retirez les moules. Laissez refroidir.

Farcissez-les avec la garniture à la ricotta.


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10. CASSATA SICILIANA,

THE LEGENDARY SICILIAN CASSATA

LA FAMIGLIA

Did you know?

LA FAMIGLIA

The family is sacred in Italy and of course in Sicily.

The Mafia is also a family affair. Mafia groups are organized into “Famiglie”, families, even if they don’t all have blood ties.

For 6 people:


Level: Difficult

For the Genoese “Pan di Spagna”

6 eggs 300 grams of flour 250 grams of sugar ½ glass of milk

sachet of baking powder

For the cream

500 grams of Ricotta 300 grams of sugar 100 grams of chocolate½ sachet vanilla sugar

Garnish with almond paste


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200g ground of almonds 200 grams of sugar 1 dl water 400 grams of candied fruit Marsala

For the Genoese “Pan di Spagna”

Break the eggs and separate the whites from the yolks.

Mix the egg yolks with the sugar until it becomes creamy.

Stir in the flour and add a pinch of salt.

Whisk the egg whites and fold into the mixture.

dd the cooled melted butter.

Pour into a mold of 24 cm in diameter and place in preheated oven at 180 ° C for 35minutes.

Ricotta cream

For 4 people

500 grams of fresh ricotta 300 grams of sugar ½ sachet of vanilla sugar

100 grams of melted chocolate

Mix the ricotta with the vanilla sugar and the sugar.

If the mixture is too hard, add a few tablespoons of milk.Once you obtain a homogeneous mixture, add the melted chocolate.Stir well.

Pasta Reale

Marzipan


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Work the almond paste with the rolling pin until you obtain a paste half a centimeter thick.

Cut strips of the size of the mold in height and 4 cm thick.

Cover the inside of the mold with it, then do the same with a slice of Pan di Spagna you

carefully cut the same measures.

Glue the two together with syrup which is water based with sugar and a small glass of Marsala.

Then pour the Ricotta cream in this preparation and cover with another layer of thePan di Spagna, pasting it with the syrup.

Let it dry and unmold.

Make the icing for your Cassata and decorate with candied fruit.

Leave for a few hours in the refrigerator before serving.


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11. PANNA COTTA

UOMO D’ONORE

Did you know?

L’UOMO DI ONORE

Is a mafioso, a “man of honor” who has sworn to be part of the Organization, followinga ritual after being proven and having killed a man.

He swears loyalty to Cosa Nostra and to reveal no secrets, until death.


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For 4 people:

Preparation time: 20 minutes Leave two hours in the refrigerator

Level: Easy

500 grams of cream 270 grams of sugar Gelatin or agar agar 1 sachet of vanilla sugar 1 small glass of Cognac or Marsala

Preparation on a bed of caramel or berries.

Warm up the cream over low heat incorporating the sugar and vanilla sugar . When themixture begins to boil, remove from heat.

Next, prepare the gelatin or vegetable agar agar in a half liter of water. Heat and

remove from heat.

Mix together and pour into individual cups on a bed of caramel or berries.

llow to cool before putting 2 hours in refrigerator.

Turn out and serve.


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12. SCORZE DI ARANCIA AL CIOCCOLATO

CHOCOLATE ORANGE PEEL

UCCIARDONE

Did you know?

The Ucciardone Is Palermo’s prison and takes its name from a central area of the Sicilian capital.

It is a historical strategic point for Cosa Nostra that marks its time.

For decades, it was the place where Cosa Nostra had the authority to establish itsdominance over the city.

This is also the place with the Maxi Trial took place, in the 80s in the green sacrosanct “Aula Bunker”, the high-security courtroom for the biggest trial against Cosa Nostra in

history.


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13. SPUMA DI MANDARINO

MANDARIN MOUSSE

BACIO LE MANI

Did you know?

BACIO THE MANI Literally, “I kiss your hands,” the term “Bacio le mani” is a way to greet a man of honor.

Note that it was formerly the term applied to the nobility or clergy.

This greeting keeps its entire submission connotation of course.


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For 4 people

Preparation time: 20 minutesTo leave an hour in the refrigerator

Level: Easy

12 Tangerines70 grams of sugar 300 grams of cream 4 egg yolks1 tablespoon cornstarch

Gelatin or agar agar 1 small glass of mandarin liquor

Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until these form a creamy and smooth mix.

Squeeze the mandarins.Filter the juice and stir it into the cream.

nd set it on low heat until boiling.

dd gelatin to improve its texture.

Pour into cups and place in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.

Decorate with a piece of tangerine peel or grated chocolate.


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14. BUDINO DI SPAGHETTI

SPAGHETTI CAKE

SANGU LAVA SANGU

Did you know?

Sangu lava Sangu“The blood washes blood” in Sicilian dialect, or those who speak Italian : “Il sanguelava il sangue” in Tuscan.

This expression is often used in Sicily; the family’s honor will only be restored whenvengeance is made.

The blood of enemies is the only way to wash the names of those who have lost onefamily member by homicide.


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For 4 people:Preparation time: 60 minutes Level: Easy

200 grams of spaghetti100 grams of sugar 2 eggs80 grams of butter 50 grams of raisins1 sachet of vanilla sugar ¾ liter of milkFlour Salt

Pour the milk into a saucepan with the vanilla sugar and allow it to boil.

Then break the spaghetti in half and dip them in the mixture. Cook for half an hour, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.

Remove from heat and let it cool.dd two eggs, mix well, and add raisins, soaked in water, well drained and floured.

Pour the mixture into a mold and bake in a water bath for 45 minutes at 180 ° C.

Turn out and serve with zabaglione.(See recipe number 1).


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15. BIANCOMANGIARE ALLE MANDORLE

ALMOND BIANCOMANGIARE

IN GALERA

Did you know?


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IN GALERA

Means “taking in” or “in jail”.

The prison experience is very important in the career of a mafioso.

It helps to consolidate his experience, strength, since he has overcome this difficulty.


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For 4 people


Level: Easy

1 liter of milk 200 ml of almond milk 225 grams of sugar 30 grams of crushed hazelnutsGelatin or agar agar

Cinnamon

Put the milk and almond milk in a saucepan and allow it to heat with gelatin and sugar.Stir occasionally until the mixture gets to boil.

dd the cinnamon and the crushed hazelnuts.

Then put all the cups in the refrigerator for several hours until it takes consistency.

Serve your Biancomangiare unmolded decorated with grated chocolate or flaked almonds.


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16. CUPOLA

LA COMMISSIONE, THE COMMISSION

Did you know?

LA COMMISSIONE

The Commission reunion are meetings of all bosses of Cosa Nostra talking, like in themovies, about their future actions and major assassinations.

These appointments are nerve-wracking and challenging because many of the Bosses

are rivals, if not enemies.

The Cupola is named after the churches ‘domes, so numerous in Sicily, but also after these special meetings.

For food lovers, it’s a delicious cake named so because of its shape.


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For 4 people:

Preparation time: 25 minutesTo leave four hours in the refrigerator

Level: Easy

120 grams of sugar 120 grams of bitter cocoa 200 g whipped cream¾ liter of milk 3 egg yolks

Gelatin or agar agar

Mix the sugar and egg yolks until they become creamy.

Put in a saucepan and stir in the milk, agar-agar and cocoa powder until it boils.

Remove from heat and let it cool.

Before putting it in its rounded shaped mold (bowl), whip the cream and add themixture to it to make patterns.

Refrigerate for 4 hours.

Turn out before serving and decorate with whipped cream.


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17. DOLCETTI ALLE NOCCIOLE

HAZELNUT SMALL CAKES

PENTIMENTO

Did you know?

Pentimento

In a society where the Omertà is required, it is absolutely banned talking to a member of the security forces or to a judge. It is question of honor.

However, since the Second Mafia War in 1981 and the killing between the families inthe area of Palermo, and the great work of jurists such as Judge Giovanni Falcone and

Paolo Borsellino, a boss agreed to speak in 1984. He was the first person to do so in History. His name is Tommaso Buscetta. He decided to turn his coat because according

to him, Cosa Nostra had lost its identity.

Others will follow him and allow the judiciary to understand the hierarchy of theOctopus, get the meaning of its language and its rules, whereas before, they could not

understand it, even though they were Sicilian.


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For 4 People:

Preparation time: 15 minutes Baking time: 25 minutes

Level: Easy

100 grams of sugar 100 grams of flour 100 grams of butter

100 grams of crushed hazelnuts 2 eggs

Icing sugar

Beat the eggs and sugar until you obtain a creamy and smooth mix.

Add the melted butter, the flour and the nuts and mix well.

Put in small individual molds, buttered if necessary.

Bake at 180 ° C for 25 minutes.

Leave it to cool, unmold and decorate them with icing sugar or grated chocolate.


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18. ZEPPOLE DI SAN GIUSEPPE

SAINT JOSEPH CAKES REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD!

For 4 People:


Level: Easy

250 grams of honey1 cup of water

Flour Icing sugar

Pour the honey into a saucepan with a glass of water and allow it to boil.

Then remove from heat and gradually add the flour, stirring until you obtain a paste.

Work with your hands by rolling a small amount of dough to make a sausage, join thetwo ends and fix by pinching them between your thumb and forefinger.

Once the preparation is complete, fry oil in a deep fryer and dip the donuts inside.

Place on absorbing paper for the excess fat to come out and serve hot with icing sugar.

To eat hot or warm!

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