Brocciu cheese croustillants with citrus fruits

Recipe from the La Signoria in Calvi

Ingredients for 4 servings:

500g fresh brocciu
4 sheets of brik of filo pastry
200g sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
300cl Corsican eau-de-vie
2 oranges
2 grapefruits
2 mandarins
16 cumquats
4 tablespoons of chestnut honey
2 tablespoons of vin d'orange liqueur

Preparation:

The night before, peel and segment the oranges, grapefruit and mandarins over a bowl, retaining the juice; set aside.

Put the juice into a casserole dish with the vin d'orange and honey; reduce until you obtain a syrup and then sieve, cut the segments of the citrus fruits into small pieces, finely chop the cumquats; place everything into the syrup and set aside.

The next day, heat an oven to 240°C or gas mark 7.

Mix the brocciu cheese, 2 eggs, sugar and eau de vie; fold a sheet of filo in two; brush generously along the edges with the beaten egg yolk.

Place in the centre of the pastry sheet a portion of the brocciu cheese mixture; join the 4 corners of the pastry sheet to create a purse shaped parcel.

Repeat with the remaining sheets and mixture.

Brush the purses with beaten egg yolk; place in an oven proof dish and bake in the oven for 8 min.

Serve a generous spoonful of the citrus salad onto a plate; place the croustillants on top.

Suggested wine: Rappu de Morsiglia