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INGREDIENTS
DIFFICULTY: LOW PREP. TIME: 30 MIN COOKING TIME: 30 MIN SERVINGS: 12 COST: MEDIUM
3 - 3/4 CUPS (500 gr.) FLOUR
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1 - 3/4 CUPS (375 gr.) SUGAR
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1/2 CUP (100 gr.) UNSALTED BUTTER MELTED
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2 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER
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THREE EGGS
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1 TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT
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4 OZ. (115 gr.) NATURAL WALNUTS
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14 OZ. DRY FIGS
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2 TABLESPOONS RUM
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1 EGG BEATEN
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RECIPE
HEAT OVEN AT 350°F
CUT THE FIGS IN TWO OR THREE PIECES AND PLACE THEM IN A BOWL. ADD THE RUM AND MIX OCCASIONALLY UNTILL THE FIGS ABSORBED THE RUM
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IN LARGE BOWL MIX FLOUR, SUGAR AND BAKING POWDER.
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ADD 3 EGGS, MELTED BUTTER AND VANILLA EXTRACT. MIX.
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ADD THE FIGS AND MIX. THE DOUGH WILL BE DRY.
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ADD THE WALNUTS AND MIX
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DIVIDE THE DOUGH IN THREE.
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ON A SLIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE, ROLL THE DOUGH TO FORM THREE LOGS. PLACE THE LOGS ON A BAKING SHEET AND BRUSH WITH THE BEATEN EGG.
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BAKE FOR 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN. LET THE LOGS COLL A LITTLE.
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ON A CUTTING BOARD, CUT THE CANTUCCINI ON A SLANT. ENJOY WITH VIN SANTO. BUONISSIMI!!!