...and into a scone! Renato Poliafito, who wrote the new cookbook Dolci, stopped by Tonia's Kitchen to talk about some of the fun recipes located within the book. Renato told Tonia about a traditional Italian cookie called the Cuccidati, which he describes as the Original Fig Newton (except much tastier). It is a Fig-paste filled cookie normally very popular with the Italian-American community, especially around Christmas. But Renato said he wanted to spice things up a little with this tradition, and turn it into a scone. One of the great things about this recipe is that you can customize it, and use various ingredients to make it your own. But one thing you can be sure of, it's delicious!
