Schiaccia briaca from Elba Island | Visit Tuscany

Schiaccia briaca from Elba Island | Visit Tuscany

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Recipe and history of a typical sweet wine from Tuscany that owes its name to one of its main ingredients: Aleatico wine (as well as sugar and Alchermes).

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Ingredients

  • 1kg flour
  • 400g sugar
  • 250g walnuts
  • 150g raisins
  • 150g pine nuts
  • 150g almonds
  • 2 cups oil
  • 1 cup Aleatico (and if you want alchermes to dye it red and give it the aroma you get in bakeries on Elba, you can replace this with a cup of dry liqueur).

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