Gumbana
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

1 recipe strudel pastry
1 cup walnuts -- chopped roughly
1/2 cup hazelnuts -- chopped roughly
1 medium lemon -- zest of
1 medium orange -- zest of
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 large eggs -- separated,
2 large whites beaten until stiff
1/4 cup sugar -- plus
3 tablespoons sugar
 

Preparation:

* Note: See the "Strudel Pastry Basic Recipe" recipe which is included in this collection. 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 Strudel 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. Serve with Verduzzo wine. Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # MB-1D09)