Ok ladies and gentleman, I am looking for an Italian cookie recipe.?

My girlfriends mom use to make these cookies. Have no clue what they are called. My girl friend says her mom would twist the cookie somehow and it would look like a doll and there is an egg in there. The doll is suppose to be holding the egg. This is an Easter cookie. Can any one help.Ok ladies and gentleman, I am looking for an Italian cookie recipe.?
Pregnant Doll (Easter Baby)


SUBMITTED BY: Pat





INGREDIENTS


1/4 cup warm water


1/2 cup white sugar


1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast


1 cup scalded milk


1/3 cup butter


2 eggs, beaten


1 pinch salt


3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1 egg


1 teaspoon water


6 whole eggs in the shell


2 1/4 ounces colored candy sprinkles


DIRECTIONS


Mix yeast, water, and 1 teaspoon of the sugar in a small bowl and let sit for 10 minutes.


In another larger bowl, mix milk, salt, butter, 2 eggs, and remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Add about half of the flour and beat until very smooth, then pour in the yeast mixture. Add the remaining flour, making a stiff dough - can add additional flour if necessary.


Place dough on a floured board and knead until smooth and elastic. Put dough into greased bowl, cover bowl and let the dough rise until doubled in size.


Punch the dough down, place on a floured board and divide it into 6 equal pieces.


Roll each piece with your hands to form a 1-inch thick rope and then shape rope into a ';U'; shape. Put a whole, raw egg into the inside of the ';U';, twisting the rope to form a fishtail at the bottom.


Brush each ';baby'; with the beaten egg, shake on some of the colored sprinkles and place on a greased cookie sheet. Cover and let them rise until doubled in size. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 35 to 40 minutesOk ladies and gentleman, I am looking for an Italian cookie recipe.?
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Easter Baby / Pregnant Doll / Dough Baby Recipe








The Easter Baby is also known as the Dough Baby or Pregnant Doll. This is an Italian bread-cookie recipe that is traditionally made during Easter.





1/4 cup warm water


1 tsp sugar sugar


1/4oz package active dry yeast


1/2 cup sugar


1 cup scalded milk


1/3 cup butter


2 eggs, beaten


1 pinch salt


3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1 egg


1 teaspoon water


6 whole eggs in the shell


2 1/4 ounces colored candy sprinkles





Mix water, yeast, and sugar. Let this sit for 10 minutes. In another bowl, mix sugar, milk, butter, 2 eggs, salt. Slowly mix in the flour and yeast mixtures.





Flour a counter and knead the dough out. Grease a bowl, put the dough into it and cover it. Let it rise until it has doubled in size. Divide the dough into 6 pieces.





Roll each piece into a 1'; cord. Put the cord into a U shape. Put a raw egg into the bottom of the U. Twist shut the top of the U. Using a brush, brush the egg over the cord. Add on colored sprinkles and put onto a greased cookie sheet. Let rise again.





Bake for 40 minutes at 350F.
No.. sorry I don't know this type of cookies. May be it is a regional cookie.. do you know it?


You can try to post your question in Yahoo Italia (also in English there aren't problems) and to hope in reply.. Good LUck
I don't know about a doll or Easter cookie...but this is a


Italian cookie called pine nut cookie.


Go to Everday Italian on foodnetworks web site....enter pine nut


cookies.....and you should be able to pull the recipe up!


The best cookie ever!