Recipes · Italian · Bakery
Cuccidati (Sicilian Fig Cookies)
One serving has 226 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (20%). Ready in 65 minutes.
- Preparation: 45 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (64.6 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, honey, nut
Ingredients
- 19 g Flour, all-purpose
- 4 g Sugar
- 6 g Butter, unsalted
- 3 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.5 g Baking powder
- 2.5 g Milk, whole
- 13 g Figs, dried
- 3 g Raisins
- 4 g Walnuts
- 2.5 g Honey
- 2 g Orange juice
- 0.1 g Cinnamon
- 4 g Sugar, powdered
- 1 g Water
Method
- Makes about 16 cookies; multiply all the ingredients by 16 for a full batch.
- Finely chop or briefly process the dried figs, raisins and walnuts, then mix with the honey, orange juice and cinnamon into a sticky filling.
- Rub the butter into the flour, then mix in the sugar and baking powder. Bind with the egg and milk into a smooth dough.
- Roll the dough into an oblong strip, spoon the fig filling down the center, and fold the dough over to enclose it, sealing the seam well.
- Cut into individual cookies on the diagonal and place on a lined tray.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 18-20 minutes until lightly golden. Cool completely.
- Mix the powdered sugar with the water into a thin icing and drizzle over the cookies before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 226 kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 36.3 g | |
| Water | 15.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.3 g | 8% |
| Protein | 3.6 g | 8% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.13 g | |
| Leucine | 0.24 g | |
| Lysine | 0.11 g | |
| Methionine | 0.06 g | |
| Cystine | 0.06 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.16 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.1 g | |
| Valine | 0.16 g | |
| Histidine | 0.08 g | |
| Fat | 8.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.8 g | |
| Saturated | 3.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 24.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 73.9 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1.4 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 21.7 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.36 mg | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 106 mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 163 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 7.9 µg | 14% |
| Sodium | 48.3 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg | 5% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.14 mg | 13% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.23 mg | 5% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 42.4 µg | 11% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.05 µg | 2% |
| Choline | 14.4 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 47.3 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 3.7 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 2.8 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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