
Sunflower or peanut oil
Peanut oil or high-oleic sunflower oil is used for frying in Visit Sicily’s cassatella saccense recipe.
- Sicilian preparation
- Cassatella saccense
- Specified alternatives
- Peanut or high-oleic sunflower
At the table
The cassatella saccense from Sciacca encloses a sweet ricotta filling in thin dough and is fried in peanut oil or high-oleic sunflower oil. Check the oil label for the named type.
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