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title: Limoncini
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tags: ['baking', 'dessert', 'dough', 'italian', 'lemon', 'sweet']
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date: 2026-02-14
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author: "pestanzul"
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---
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"Limoncini" literally means "little lemons" but is a sweet, whereas "arancini" means "little oranges" but is a main dish (typical of southern Italy).
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Please, don't confuse these dishes: they are very different and you may find yourself on the wrong side of a feud.
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- ⏲️ Prep time: 1 hour + 2 hours for rising
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- 🍳 Cook time: 20 min
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- 🍽️ Servings: 20 (40 pieces)
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## Ingredients
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- Dough:
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- 250 g milk
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- 25 g brewer's yeast
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- 20 g sugar
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- 50 g butter
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- 650 g 00 or 0 flour
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- 2 eggs
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- a pinch of salt
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- Stuffing:
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- 3 lemon untreated. Make sure the skin is edible!
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- 250 g sugar
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## Directions
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1. Cut the butter and let it soften.
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1. Dissolve the yeast in warm milk and softened butter.
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1. Add sugar and stir.
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1. Add the other dough ingredients and knead for a few minutes until you have a soft dough.
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1. Cover the dough and let it rise for about an hour.
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1. Meanwhile, grate the skin of the lemons.
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1. Add sugar and mix.
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1. Store the stuffing in a dry place.
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1. Roll out the dough to 1 or 2 a rectangles about 3 mm thick.
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1. Spread the stuffing on all the surface of the dough.
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1. Roll up the rectangle(s) tightly.
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1. Cut the rolls in slices about 1 cm thick.
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1. Lay them on baking paper in an oven tray.
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1. Let them rise again for another hour.
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1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
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1. Cook for about 20 minutes.
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Pay attention not to overcook: check after about 10 minutes.
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