Recipe: Fiatunas (little turnovers filled with ceci filling)

FIATUNAS

FOR THE FILLING:
1/2 can ceci beans (garbanzo beans/chick peas), drained
2 tablespoons preserves or jam
2 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons flour
1 1/2 teaspoons whiskey (optional)
FOR THE COOKIES:
5 cups flour
1 cup white wine
1 cup oil
egg wash
FOR THE GLAZE:
3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon water (approximately)

TO MAKE THE FILLING:
Mash ceci and mix with all other ingredients for the filling OR place all ingredient for the filling in a food processor and chop and mix at the same time.

TO MAKE THE COOKIES:
Place flour in mixing bowl; add wine and oil and stir with wooden spoon, then with hands to form a firm dough.

Divide dough in half. Roll out hals of dough to a 7x15-inch rectangle. Trim irregular edges off.

Cut sheet of dough into 2 1/2-inch squares.

Place about 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of square. Egg wash inside of edges.

Fold dough over filling to form a triangle and seal edges.

Egg wash tops.

Bake at 375 degrees F for about 15 minutes until lightly browned. Cookies will open up a little as they bake, showing some of the filling. This enhances their appearance.

TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
Mix together confectioners sugar and water. Make sure consistency is just thick enough to drizzle from a fork and drizzle over baked, cooled cookies. (If too thin, add more confectioner's sugar. If too thick, add a little water.)

Makes 50 cookies
Source: The Italian Bakery by Lee Mangione Cirillo

Hi John,

The filling in this recipe doesn't include all the ingredients that you mentioned but I'm hoping you can work with it if your recipe doesn't turn up.

Happy Holiday Baking!

Betsy