Cassatelle di Agira – Sicilian stuffed pastries

Name: Cassatelle di Agira – Sicilian stuffed pastries
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 600g of plain flour; 200g of sugar; 250g of suet, or butter; 1 egg; 2 tbsp of water; 300g of almonds; 250g of sugar; 370ml of water; 60g of cocoa powder; 30g of unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 orange, zest only, grated; 1 lemon, zest only, grated; 40g of chickpea flour, sifted; 1 tsp cinnamon; icing sugar

Instructions

Cook:45min

Italian food blogger Antonella la Macchia shares her recipe for Cassatelle di Agiraand a delicious sweet pastry and fantastic alternative to British mince pies.

Updated at: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:38:37 GMT