Chifferi
A dessert typical of Finale is the Chifferi, half-moon shake almond pastries; a naturally vegetarian recipe, besides being gluten-free!
It seems that the word derives from the German Kipfel, a half moon shake dessert designed by a Vienna baker to celebrate the liberation of the city from the Turkish siege in 1683.
Benedetto Ferro, a sailor with a passion for cooking, who opened a pastry shop in Finale Marina in 1872, which is still open, presented in modern times these traditional sweets
Ingredients:
130 gr of powdered sweet almonds (almond flour)
10 powdered sour almonds
130 grams of white sugar
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon of orange flower water
Sweet almonds in thin layers
Preparation:
Whip the egg whites in a bowl and mix thoroughly with almond flour, sugar and orange flower water until you get a solid and hard dough.
Prepare same-size balls and form half moons.
Place them on a plate covered with greaseproof paper and sprinkle the sweets with the almonds in thin layers.
Bake at moderate heat (about 150 ° -160 ° C) for 10 to 12 minutes maximum, being careful not to brown the pastries.
