My Aunt Carmela used to make cookies for family gatherings. Two of them
were pizzelles and biscotti, and they are easy to find. The third is
one I have no idea how to spell, and I've never seen them any place
other than my aunt's (who died in 2001). They were pronounced something
like "gol-gin-eet" and were a fried dough with jelly in the middle, and
sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Has anyone ever encountered them, and (more importantly) know where I
could buy some or even supply a recipe? (My grandparents came from
Abruzzo, some I imagine that's the area of Italy that has them as a
specialty.) Thanks for any help you can give me. --
Eva Whitley

Eva wrote:

> My Aunt Carmela used to make cookies for family gatherings. Two of them
> were pizzelles and biscotti, and they are easy to find. The third is
> one I have no idea how to spell, and I've never seen them any place
> other than my aunt's (who died in 2001). They were pronounced something
> like "gol-gin-eet" and were a fried dough with jelly in the middle, and
> sprinkled with powdered sugar.
>
> Has anyone ever encountered them, and (more importantly) know where I
> could buy some or even supply a recipe? (My grandparents came from
> Abruzzo, some I imagine that's the area of Italy that has them as a
> specialty.) Thanks for any help you can give me. --
> Eva Whitley
>

Other than your pronunciation, it sounds like a type
of zeppole

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppole

--
Reg

Eva wrote:
>
> My Aunt Carmela used to make cookies for family gatherings. Two of them
> were pizzelles and biscotti, and they are easy to find. The third is
> one I have no idea how to spell, and I've never seen them any place
> other than my aunt's (who died in 2001). They were pronounced something
> like "gol-gin-eet" and were a fried dough with jelly in the middle, and
> sprinkled with powdered sugar.
>
> Has anyone ever encountered them, and (more importantly) know where I
> could buy some or even supply a recipe? (My grandparents came from
> Abruzzo, some I imagine that's the area of Italy that has them as a
> specialty.) Thanks for any help you can give me. --
>

I have had cookies like that from Portage Bakery in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Reg wrote:
<snipped>
>
> Other than your pronunciation, it sounds like a type
> of zeppole
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppole
>
>

I've encountered zeppole at street fairs/carnivals (one truck had
branched out from zeppole to deep-fried Oreos, if you can believe it)
and it's not quite like that. Maybe I could find a zeppole recipe and
tweak it. --Eva Whitley

Eva wrote:

> Reg wrote:
> <snipped>
>
>>Other than your pronunciation, it sounds like a type
>>of zeppole
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppole
>>
>
> I've encountered zeppole at street fairs/carnivals (one truck had
> branched out from zeppole to deep-fried Oreos, if you can believe it)
> and it's not quite like that. Maybe I could find a zeppole recipe and
> tweak it. --Eva Whitley
>

There are so many different versions.

If you read the link, you'll see that one
is dough filled with jelly then deep fried.
Exactly as you described. So if you find the
right recipe, you might not have to change it.

--
Reg