Casadiella

The Casadiella is a typical dessert from Asturias. It consists of a pastry made of wheat flour, flavored with Anis del Mono (Anisette) or wine, and filled with toasted hazelnuts or walnuts and sugar. They are mixed and they are fried together.

Final result

The final shape is a tube approximately ten centimeters long with ends that are closed with a fork.

Dough preparation

Preparation

This recipe can be prepared manually or with a Thermomix.

Making the dough with Thermomix: Ingredients:

• • 500 g wheat flour
  • 100 g oil
  • 150 g water
  • 50 g milk
  • 30 g yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Put all ingredients in the bowl except yeast and flour, then cook for 1 minute at 40ºC/104ºF, set at speed 2.

Next, add yeast and flour, then cook for 20 seconds at speed 6. Finally, let it rise for 3 minutes on dough mode.

Filling

Ingredients:

• • 1 c milled hazelnuts or walnuts (toasted)
  • 1/2 c sugar

Mix ingredients with anisette, wine or other liquor.Once you have dough prepared, use a rolling pin to spread and flatten it, and then cut dough into sections about 10 cm square. Put filling into each piece and fold it. Close ends with a fork.

Finally, fry them with the fold down so that filling stays inside. Optional: You may drizzle sugar or honey over top.