Nonna's orange savoiardi recipe
Directions
- 1Beat the 8 eggs.
- 2Add 250g sugar and beat again.
- 3Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract.
- 4Add 1 tablespoon of baking powder.
- 5Add 300ml of sunflower oil.
- 6Add the zest of two oranges.
- 7Add 250ml of fresh orange juice.
- 8Add 1kg of self-raising flour.
- 9Mix with your hands until the dough is soft.
- 10Sift icing sugar into a tray.
- 11Add some oil to your hands to prevent sticking.
- 12Roll the dough on a floured board from the bottom to the top.
- 13Take a spoon of the mixture and put it in your hands.
- 14Roll the mixture into a small ball.
- 15Place the small ball into the icing sugar.
- 16Roll the dough in your hands to form the savoiardi shape.
- 17Place the shaped savoiardi on a lined baking tray.
- 18Bake in the oven at 180°C for 20 minutes.
- 19Bake until golden.
- 20Once cool, dust the savoiardi with icing sugar.
- 21Enjoy with a coffee.
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 250 g sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 300 ml sunflower oil
- 2 oranges orange zest
- 250 ml fresh orange juice
- 1 kg self raising flour
- icing sugar
Equipment
bowlwhiskspoonstraybaking trayoven
Tips
- The pastry is meant to be soft so the biscuits come out better inside.
- You can also replace the orange with lemons.
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