home / alassio and district... / gastronomy / seaman's bread

 
Seaman's bread

Ingredients: 500 gm flour “00”, 200 gm caster sugar, 155 gm olive oil, 100 gm raisins, 50 gm pine nuts, 50 gm candied fruit, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 lemon, 1 dl marsala wine, salt.

Soften the raisin in warm water for 15 minutes, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, 1 pinch of salt and the grated lemon peel. Add the raisins, pine nuts and the candied fruit. Mix again, make a well in the centre, pour 125 gm of oil, the marsala, the egg and the lemon juice on it, work it energetically until you obtain a homogeneous and smooth dough. If it is too dry, add a little warm milk. Divide the dough into small portions, put them on the oiled baking sheet, cut a cross on the surface and let it rise for ½ hour. Bake it in the oven for about 45 minutes at 200° C. Serve it slightly warm or cold.

 












© 2003/2004 Comune di Alassio - All Rights Reserved - E-mail: info@comune.alassio.sv.it