Cuculi & Cuzzupe: Italian Nonna Shares Her Traditional Calabrese Easter Sweets (e8)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Buon giorno a tutti. In this episode, Nonna Mia, la nonna di tutti (everybody's grandma) shares her traditional Calabrese Easter sweets - Cuculi & Cuzzupe. Although Easter breads are made throughout Italy, each region has its own approach. Calabria is one of Italy's 20 states, found at the bottom of the 'boot', and is Nonna's home state.
The crown-like version is called CUZZUPE, and symbolically, represents Christ's crown of thorns. For this, Nonna makes two equally sized rope-like pieces and braids them into a wreath shape. Both are decorated with eggs and you can use painted eggs if you prefer. Eggs are secured with smaller strips of dough. Egg-wash is used and sprinkles are optional.
The smaller version is called CUCULI, fashioned to look like a little person, with the egg as the head, and the strand ends, as its feet. She uses a strip of dough to make its scarf! :-) Every year, without fail, she makes one for each grandchild.
To make Nonna's Easter Sweets, you will need 13 eggs, 6 for the dough, and another 6 (washed) as decoration and another for the egg-wash, about 5 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar (though you can put more if you prefer sweetness), 4 oz of oil, 4 oz of ginger ale, the grated rind of a lemon and 3 teaspoons of baking powder. Nonna makes a 'nest' with her flour and then adds the ingredients and mixes all the ingredients with her hands until the dough comes together into a sticky ball, then she kneads it until it is smooth, and has a slight sheen - about 5 minutes.
Nonna sprays her pans before placing the Cuculi and Cizzupe on them and bakes them about 30 minutes in a preheated 325F oven.
Buona Pasqua!!
Buon appetito!
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Easter will be here soon - gonna try this!!
Oh my goodness - it is hard to believe, but yes, you are right. April 4. Right by my birthday!! xoxo
I love these soooooooo much. It's been 40 years since I tasted. I will make this year! 2023
Brava. Thank you so much for writing me. 🥰
Thank you Nonna!
And before you know it, it is soon Easter, again. Wow that went fast. xx
Easter is almost here, love these!
Buona Pasqua a voi tutti! Bacioni!!
Mmmm love it Nonna ! Happy Easter !
Easter is coming Chief. You going to give these a try? If Covid is better then, come over and I will make you some. Baci xx
@@nonnamia7890 If I could I would, be safe be well `to you and the family!
@@tedwilliams5087 grazie mille... you too! 😘
Nonna I cant believe how beautiful these are! We make them too but recipe is a little different. The last time made them they turned out a little dense. I loved watching you do the recipes it helps me understand all the steps. Happy Easter and God Bless you!
Grazie cara. I really appreciate your note. 🤗🤗
Bravissima!! Dalla bella Italia. Mio marito è calabrese🤗🤗
Cara Alessandra: È magnifico! Da dove viene in Calabria? Dove vivi adesso?
Buongiorno cara Mia. Mio marito è di Sibari in provincia di Cosenza. Io sono di Napoli e l' ho conosciuto in Calabria perché andavo sempre li' in estate. Ora abitiamo a Roma,io sono insegnante e lui é poliziotto ma andiamo sempre a casa perché non si dimenticano mai le proprie origini. 💝 Un abbraccio forte forte 🤗🇮🇹🇮🇹