If you go to Procida, the Capital of Culture 2022, you cannot fail to taste this puff pastry and lemon cream dessert. In the meantime, here's how to make them at home
Procida, Capital of Culture 2022. If you happen to be in those parts, you cannot miss an important appointment: the one with the languages of Procida, a typical dessert of the island.
Also known as ox tongues, it is an over-the-counter dessert, made of puff pastry and stuffed with delicious lemon cream procidano. To taste a Breakfast or as a sweet snack, even while walking, you can try to replicate them in your kitchen. That's how.
How to make Procida's tongues: the recipe
The ingredients
To make Procida tongues at home, you will need: 500 g of puff pastry (2 rolls), 4 egg yolks, 1 egg white, 120 g of granulated sugar, 400 ml of milk, 50 g of flour and the grated zest of 1 lemon.
The procedure
In a saucepan, thicken the sugar, flour, 3 egg yolks, lemon zest and sugar over low heat, continuing to mix. Once you have a thick and homogeneous mixture, pour it into a container and cover it with cling film. Now roll out the first roll of puff pastry, making small ovals measuring 15 × 8 cm. Do the same with the second sheet. Pierce the ovals obtained with the prongs of the fork. Brush the edges with the egg white, and spread a spoonful of cream into one of the ovals. Make sure it does not come out of the edges. Now lay another oval of pastry on top, making sure that the edges adhere well and are well sealed (the egg white serves as a glue). Brush all the ovals with the remaining yolk and a little milk and sprinkle them with sugar. Preheat the oven to 200 ° and bake the tongues for 20 minutes, until the surface is golden. Remove from the oven and eat them warm and crunchy.
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