All Souls' Day comes on November 2, and is generally celebrated with a Mass at the local cemeteries. As is common with holidays, there is a special food associated with the event: fave dei morti. Literally, "beans of the dead"...as in, used to weight down eyelids, I suspect, these are not actually beans but rather oval-ish cookies made with almonds and cinnamon.
This year, I decided to make my own, since I'd found ground almonds in my pantry (originally purchased for a different reason, and then forgotten about quite promptly). Consisting of butter, sugar, ground almonds, flour, a couple of eggs, and cinnamon, it's actually a pretty easy thing to bake. And at the end, if you're lucky, you get a morsel that is lighter than marzipan but just as scrumptious.
Love,
Alexandra
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