Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  500            Grams  flour
  3                     eggs
  200            Grams  sugar
  140            Grams  lard (or olive oil or butter)
  1                     grated lemon rind
  16             Grams  baking powder
                        milk
                        Icing:
  200            Grams  icing sugar
  1                     egg white
                        coloured sweets

Preparation:

Preheat oven at 190° C. (375 F) Sift flourwith baking powder. Add eggs, sugar, lemon rind and olive oil. Knead quickly and add milk to obtein a soft, but not sticky, dough. Cut in 'ropes' of 1 cm (1/2 inch) diameter and 40/50 cm. (17-18 inches) lenght. Fold each 'rope' in 2 parts, turn to obtein a sort of a plait, and close the 2 ends to get a ring-shaped biscuit. Bake for 25/30 minutes. Let cool completely. Icing: Beat egg white with icing sugar. Frost biscuits and sprinkle with coloured sweets. Keep in a fres

Nutritional Information:

475916 Calories (kcal); 647g Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 6475g Protein; 111551g Carbohydrate; 561mg Cholesterol; 9913mg Sodium