Panteschi kisses are typical Sicilian desserts from the island of Pantelleria: delicious pancakes composed of two crunchy wafers, prepared with a simple dough made from flour, milk and eggs and usually filled with ricotta cream, all like the famous Sicilian cannoli. The dough will be taken with a special metal mold in the shape of a flower or star and fried in very hot oil, so as to obtain pancakes with really particular shapes. Once ready, you can enjoy the crispy waffles as they are, simply with icing sugar., or you can combine the two waffles with the delicious ricotta cream flavored with cinnamon. Pantellerian kisses can be served as a delicious dessert at the end of a meal to delight your guests; Besides their kindness, they also preserve the mystery of their origin: no one knows how they were born and who was the first to prepare them. All we have to do is make the best of it.
Ingredients
MILK
200 ml
00 FLOUR
140 grams
SUGAR
30 grams
WHOLE EGG
1
GRATED LEMON ZEST
1 VANILLA EXTRACT 1 teaspoon
SALT 1 pinch FOR FILLING (OPTIONAL) RICOTTA 700 gr SUGAR 90 grams CINNAMON 2 teaspoons DECORATE POWDERED SUGAR snack INSTRUMENTS METAL FLOWER-SHAPED MOLD 1 How to prepare Pantelleria kisses
Pour the egg, milk and grated lemon zest into a bowl
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. Add a pinch of salt, vanilla extract and mix
2
. Add the sugar and flour and mix everything until you obtain a thicker paste.
Meanwhile, heat the frying oil (it should reach 160°). Dip the pancake mold in the hot oil
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for a minute so that it heats properly. Then dip the mold in the batter
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then return to the boiling oil
Wait for the pancakes to come off by moving the mold
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: if necessary, cook them for a few seconds on each side until they are nicely golden
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. Serve simply by sprinkling them with icing sugar
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or fill with the ricotta, sugar and cinnamon mixture to form a kiss or hug.
Tip
Those who prefer can add chocolate chips to the ricotta cream and replace the cinnamon with grated lemon zest. To make the cream even more delicious you can add a little whipped cream.
To get even crunchier Pantelleria Kisses, however, you can replace the milk with beer.
You can customize the filling according to your personal tastes, replacing the classic ricotta cream filling with custard or hazelnut cream.
You can buy the metal mold for Pantelleria kisses in specialty pastry stores or online.
storage
You can store the pantellère kisses without garnish for 2 days at room temperature in a tightly closed food bag. If they are stuffed, store the Pantellère kisses in the refrigerator for 2 days in an airtight container.
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