Lu serpe (o lu serpu) | Accommodation details
A typical dessert of the Marche Region (especially of the Fermano area) made on the occasion of the Christmas festivities.
From the shape that reminds us of that of a snake, it has a crust on the outside and chocolate filling inside. The product is made in an artisan way and in two versions: the white one and the black one.
RECIPE
Ingredients for the pastry
1kg. of flour
15gr. bicarbonate of soda for desserts
250gr. of cold butter
250gr. of sugar
4 eggs
grated lemon
2 small packets of vanilla
1 pinch of salt
milk enough to obtain a workable paste
the crust must be 1/2 cm
Ingredients for the inside filling
500gr. of almonds *
500gr. of dark chocolate *
1 packet of pine nuts (kernels)
150gr. of sugar
4ristretto coffee
100gr. of liquor as preferred
a pinch of cinnamon
2 full eggs (if they are big 1 + an egg yolk)
orange and lime candied fruit about 100gr. (optional)
two or three spoons of orange marmalade
* chocolate and almonds to be chopped in the mixer
Ingredients for the glaze:
1 egg white
160gr. icing sugar
a few drops of lemon
Typical products
Li Caciù co’ la Fava
Il “Coppu” di Montelparo
La Galantina di Grottazzolina
Tartufo
Tagliatelle fritte
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