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Italian · Pastry

Zaeti Polenta Raisin Biscuits

Crumbly, golden biscuits made from fine polenta and flour with plump raisins. They keep for two weeks and are lovely with coffee or a glass of sweet wine.

  • YieldMakes about 15 biscuits
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total2 h 34 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 40 graisins
  • 30 mlgrappa
  • 140 gall-purpose flour, sifted
  • 125 gfine polenta
  • to tastefine sea salt
  • ¼ tspbaking powder
  • 90 gunsalted butter, chilled and diced
  • 1egg
  • 1egg yolk
  • ¼ tspvanilla extract
  • 75 ggranulated sugar
  • to tastepowdered sugar, for dustingoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Grapes
  • Vanilla
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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