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The Pandoro
Together with the panettone , the pandoro is the sweet symbol of the Christmas holidays . A jewel of sweetness made with flour, brewer's yeast, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and, to enhance everything, icing sugar. Its history is full of...
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The chased away
Christmas evening? Driven out! Sudden peckish? Driven out! Family Sunday? Driven out! A Sicilian specialty, widespread especially during the Christmas period, a sort of stuffed pizza with a thin and slightly crunchy dough to be filled in many ways. Originally...
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Catania irises
A casket of soft breaded brioche dough that holds a refined heart of cream ... we're talking about the Iris Originally rosettes of bread, empty inside, stuffed and breaded, invented by a confectioner from Palermo, Antonio Lo Verso who in...
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The "Pan de Toni"
According to legend, Ludovico il Moro, lord of the city at the end of the 15th century, was born in Milan . During Christmas Eve , the cook of the Sforza household unfortunately burned the dessert prepared for the banquet....
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The Catanese onion
La Cipollina , Sicilian rustic made with puff pastry, cooked ham , cheese and onion , the main ingredient of this jewel from which it takes the same name, is a true classic of the Catanese rotisserie. There is nothing...
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