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Pastry filled with ricotta cheese and egg custard, originally from Lecce, Apulia: Pastiera: Neapolitan tart made with cooked wheat, eggs, ricotta cheese, and flavoured with orange flower water Patacia Lombard fried doughnut Pepatelli Abruzzese biscuits made with flour, honey, almonds, orange zest and pepper Pere al vino
Fillings for pasticciotti include the traditional lemon-flavored custard [4] or ricotta, [1] and variant fillings such as almond, chocolate, pistachio or vanilla custard, fruit preserves, gianduja or Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spreads.
The terms zeppola and sfinge are also used to refer to baked cream puffs made from choux pastry. [4] Some zeppole are filled with ricotta cheese mixed with small pieces of chocolate, candied fruits, and honey. Zeppole can also be savory, and consist of fried bread dough often filled with anchovy.
For the cream: In a saucepan over low heat, combine mascar- pone, egg yolks, and sugar and cook until light in color. Let cool at least 20 minutes. Add hazelnut liqueur, rum, and 3 tablespoons ...
Sfogliatella (Italian: [sfoʎʎaˈtɛlla]; Neapolitan: sfugliatella; pl.: sfogliatelle) is a shell-shaped pastry with a sweet or creamy filling, originating in the Campania region of Italy. [1] [2] Sfogliatella means 'small, thin leaf/layer', as the pastry's texture resembles stacked leaves. [citation needed]
Cannoli. Some food historians place the origins of cannoli in 827–1091 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, by the concubines of princes looking to capture their attention. [10] [11] This period marks the Arab rule of the island, known then as the Emirate of Sicily, giving rise to the theory that the etymology stemmed from the Arabic word qanawāt, 'tubes', in reference to their tube-shaped shells.
Flour, sugar, lard, eggs, ricotta, boiled wheat (in milk), water of orange flowers [1] Media: Pastiera Pastiera ( Italian: [paˈstjɛːra] ; Neapolitan: [paˈstjeːrə] ) or pastiera napoletana is a type of Neapolitan tart made with cooked wheat , eggs and ricotta cheese , and flavored with orange flower water .
[1] [2] [3] It is typically composed of a round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and layered with ricotta cheese and candied fruit (a filling also used with cannoli). It has a shell of marzipan, pink and green colored icing, and decorative designs. Cassata may also refer to a Neapolitan ice cream containing candied or dried ...