Ciao Chow Linda

Dried Winter Fruit Cakelets

Author: Ciao Chow Linda

Ingredients

• 7 tablespoons butter, softened (100 gr. di burro ammorbidito)

• 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar

• 2 eggs, beaten (2 uova sbatute)

• 1/3 cup (50 grams) flour

• 1 teaspoon (un cucchiaino di lievito) baking powder

• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornmeal (100 gr. di farina di mais)

• 1 1/2 cups mixed dried fruit (225 gr. frutta secca mister

• 1/4 cup pine nuts, or other nuts (25 gr. di pinoli)

• grated rind of a lemon (la scorza grattugiata di 1 limone)

• 2 tablespoons milk (2 cucchiai di latte)

• 4 tablespoons lemon juice (4 cucchiai di succo di limone)

Instructions

1. Grease a 7″ or 8″ round pan (or use several small baking paper cake holders).

2. Beat the butter and sugar together in a mixer.

3. Add the beaten eggs, one a time, mixing each one thoroughly.

4. Add the flour, baking powder and cornmeal and mix until incorporated.

5. Add the dried fruits and nuts, the lemon peel, the lemon juice, and lastly the milk.

6. Spread the mixture into the pan and bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for one hour, but if using the mini pans, check after 30 minutes.

7. Test with a toothpick to see if it comes out clean.

8. Remove from the oven, let it cool, then dust with powdered sugar.