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Presentation

Biscuits prepared with brown sugar, hazelnut flour, ginger, butter, sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest and flour.

Ingredients

For 18 pieces

  50 g (1.76 oz) brown sugar

50 g (1.76 oz) hazelnut flour (ground hazelnuts)

50 g (1.76 oz) fresh ginger, grated

125 g (4.41 oz) butter, at room temperature

65 g (2.29 oz) granulated sugar

1 egg yolk

Zest of 1 lemon

310 g (10.93 oz) Italian “00” flour

Method

Peel the ginger then cut it into small pieces.

In the bowl of a mixer, pour the hazelnut flour, brown sugar and ginger cut into small pieces

Blend until smooth.

Transfer the dough to a bowl and add the softened butter in small pieces.

Flavor with lemon zest,

Add the sugar and mix

Pour the egg yolk into the mixed mixture

Stir again

Add the flour in two stages and start kneading by hand

Transfer the dough to a lightly floured pastry board and compact the dough into a dough

Wrap it with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Take the dough, place it on a pastry board and sprinkle it with a little flour, Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it reaches a thickness of 2 centimeters

Swipe the back of a fork on the pastry to give a striped pattern with the prongs

With a pastry cutter with a diameter of 6 cm, cut out the biscuits.

Impastate nuova

As you make the cookies, place them on a tray

Let them harden in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes,

After 10-15 minutes, take the tray out of the refrigerator and transfer the cookies to a baking tray lined with baking paper.

Bake the biscuits in a preheated static oven at 185° for 25-30 minutes on the middle shelf of the oven.

Remove them from the oven and let them cool before serving

Allergens

• Butter: milk allergens (except in ghee)
• Flour: contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Lemon: Lemon intolerance or possible cross-reaction in case of grass pollen allergy
• Hazelnuts: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Egg: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Ginger: possible reactivity in case of intolerance to spices

Notes

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

• Flour if wholemeal: provides Zinc, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system; also suitable for nephropathic patients:
• Lemon: Rich in substances with antioxidant action: vitamin C, beta-carotene, cryptoxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin, which promote the regeneration of liver cells, the functionality of the immune system and which act to protect the cardiovascular system; also suitable for nephropathic patients and useful for the functioning of the liver for the contribution of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants
• Hazelnuts: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids and mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system; also suitable for nephropathic patients. Also useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants
• Eggs: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids
• Ginger: helps fight the sense of nausea and also has anti-inflammatory properties, facilitates digestion and strengthens the immune system

• Sugar replaceable with sweetener

Composition

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Anorexia and weight loss
• Nausea and vomiting
• Constipation

Not to be administered in case of:

• Mucositis
• Xerostomia (dry mouth)