Ingredients: - Flour: 1 kg - Sugar: 200 g - Eggs: 3 whole, 3 yolks - Butter or lard: 200 g - White wine: q.b. - Grated peel of a lemon - Vanilla: 2 sachets - Honey: 300 g
Prepare the flour in a fountain on the pastry board, pour the sugar, lard and eggs and beat well with a fork; add the grated lemon, vanilla and wine and mix all the ingredients except the honey, until you get a soft and smooth dough. Form some sticks, cut them into chunks and fry them in plenty of oil, over moderate heat. When they are cooked, put the honey in a large pan and let it melt; at this point add the fried pignolata, mix well and pour into a serving dish, giving the shape of a pine cone. From this shape derives the name of this cake. With the same dough can be prepared the "nnacatuli
