Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Gubana

Category: Italian

1 Recipe strudel pastry

1 Cup walnuts, chopped roughly

1/2 Cup hazelnuts, chopped roughly

Zest of 1 lemon

Zest of 1 orange

1/4 Cup candied citron

1/4 Cup semi−sweet chocolate pieces, roughly chopped

1/4 Cup currants, soaked 1 hour in 1/2 Cup Verduzzo Wine

2 eggs separated

yolks beaten until stiff

1/4 Cup sugar, plus 3 Tbls.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a cookie sheet.

In a large mixing bowl, combine walnuts, hazelnuts, lemon zest, orange zest,

candied citron, chocolate pieces, currants, soaking liquid and stir to

combine. Add egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar and fold together. Roll pastry out

to a 10 by 16−inch rectangle and position the longest side parallel to the

work surface edge. Spoon the filling over the pastry evenly, leaving 2

inches uncovered at the north end. Roll the pastry up like a jelly roll from

south to north so it appears to be a thick pipe. Make a circle of the pipe

by attaching the two open ends like a wreath. Brush with beaten eggs yolks

and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Place on cookie sheet and bake 50

minutes. Allow to cool before cutting.