Baci di dama, a cake born in the nineteenth century. The recipe for making them at home – Italian Cuisine

Baci di dama, a cake born in the nineteenth century. The recipe for making them at home


Fragrant and filled with chocolate, they are a classic pastry but still very current

Imagine two cookies joined by a voluptuous chocolate cream: they are Baci di dama, a sweet born in '800 in a Piedmontese town, Tortona, and immediately became very famous throughout Italy. The original recipe foresaw that the biscuit dough was made with flour, minced hazelnuts and sugar: hazelnuts have been gradually replaced with almonds. Now there are many variations of the original recipe: one of the most famous is that of the Baci di Alassio, in which dough are added cocoa and honey. Preparing them is simple, with our recipe!

Ingredients

200 g flour 00, 200 g butter, 200 g icing sugar, 200 g almonds, 1 pinch of salt, 200 g dark chocolate 65%.

Preparation

Chop in the mixer the almonds, then add them to the flour, sugar and salt. Divide the butter into small pieces, add it to the flour and start kneading until it forms a dough. Wrap it in a sheet of foil and let it rest in the fridge for an hour. After this time, divide it into small balls that you will rest on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Bake at 160 degrees for 20-25 minutes. In the meantime, melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and when the biscuits have cooled down with a spatula cover the base of a biscuit and then close with another biscuit. Place your Lady's Kisses on a plate and let the chocolate thicken. You can then enjoy them or store them in a tin container to preserve their freshness.

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