Organic Foods in Venetian tradition of cooking: Learn Easy Recipes organic cookies
The region of Veneto, which includes the islands of Venice, and a vast territory covering the land Padova, Verona, Vicenza and was largely an agricultural area devoted to agriculture fruit and vegetables, wheat and maize during the pre-industrial era. Because money was scarce, families survived largely on the fruits of their labor: A system designed around organic grains such as corn, which were in abundance, and fish from the Venetian lagoon. Meat were considered a luxury. In fact, cured meats and sausages have been a solution to the lack of refrigeration and offers friendly alternative to other "bad" food.
Thus, organic baking traditions reflects not only the ancient traditions, organic ingredients but also the most readily available. Conversion of polenta in a cookie or candy for the table represents the marriage of the nutrition. In fact, most traditional Venetian cookies are organic dry, wet, rather that, given the scarcity of organic ingredients, the difficulty in their preservation, and the palette preferences of the Venetians for a biscuit organic. Many of the desert and organic cookie recipes have been secret, transmitted through the maternal side, and often nicknamed "biscotti della nonna" or "Cookie Grandma" to represent their home origins. Cookies have been jealously preserved organic tin or beautiful wooden boxes next to the crystal bottles rose oil, walnut liqueur, lemon liqueur.
Wheat and maize grains were organic, then, were produced by what we now consider organic farming. Today, those same recipes are replicated as witnesses organic, a healthy alternative to conventional practices, environmentally friendly and do not employ the use of pesticides. These organic treats have been made for centuries, but never too sweet, as he had for the housewife to leave the organic ingredients speak for themselves, whereas sugar was an expensive indulgence.
This traditional, organic cookie recipe is easy: Zaetta
Zaetta dialect Venetian translates to "gialetti" in Italian, or "small yellow cookies", a nickname given the fact that they are made of corn flour yellow, a common element in all the kitchens of families in the region, and thus a sign of their hardiness. To make them more "distinguished" tradition called for the addition of wheat flour, sugar and raisins.
Organic Food Ingredients: 1 1 / 3 cup finely ground cornmeal, 7 / 8 cup flour, ½ cup sugar ½ cup unsalted butter, 2 eggs, ¼ cup raisins, half an ounce of yeast, 1 lemon zest, ½ of a small glass of grappa, a pinch of salt, 2 tablespoons of flour for the workspace, 4 tablespoons sifted slightly sugar.
Place the raisins in warm water for 10 minutes to soften. Drain water and squeeze gently with your hands remove excess water. Place in a bowl and add the grappa to "bathe" them for about 20 minutes. Then drain the grappa and dry with a very clean kitchen towel.
Sift wheat and maize flour with baking powder and salt and place in a bowl. Add beaten eggs and melted butter. Mix with a fork and add the raisins. (Follow these steps before you add raisins to ensure they do not fall to the bottom: the light dust with 2 tablespoons of flour). Add sugar and lemon zest.
Mix until the dough becomes homogeneous. Place the dough on a lightly floured work space, and expand to a thickness of just under ½ inch. Using the roll pin to help you, and using a knife, cut long oval about 2 inches long.
Place on a baking sheet, not too tight, and bake in an oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Once cooled, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with your favorite liqueur.
Enjoy these organic candy Venice and please your family and friends by providing them with ancient traditions to your table, just as the Venetians did for centuries.
About the Author
By Heather Bettendorf - President, PRIMA Organic Foods ( PRIMAOrganic.com ) - Offering gourmet organic cookies from Italy. Our organic foods include unique organic cookie formulations containing Italian Almond, Venetian Classic, Natural Lemon, and Sunny Vanilla.
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