Christmas Italian Pastries

Zeppole is a pastry consisting of a deep fried dough ball that is dusted with powdered sugar and sometimes filled with various sweets.

Christmas italian pastries. Best eaten fresh from the oven in naples. Although first mentioned in the. Our grandmothers have preserved for many generations. We are so excited about the upcoming holiday season we wanted to share some of our favorite italian christmas dessert recipes these classic desserts are so delicious they ll be a great addition to your holiday celebration.

Mussels are boiled garnished with a pan toasted breadcrumb mix then cooked briefly in the oven 2 minutes to finish. Cucidati sicilian fig cookies. The best and most authentic italian christmas dessert recipes to help you celebrate christmas italian style. Bocconotto is a pastry typical of the italian regions of apulia abruzzo and calabria and is often eaten at christmas.

Browse the pages below and you will find many recipes for your christmas. Sfogliatelle are shell shaped filled pastries native to italian cuisine. Take a trip around italy with some traditional favourites for starters you can make the quintessential italian christmas treat of milanese panettone or the tuscan fruit. They are easier than you think.

Called cozze gratinate in italian baked mussels topped with a crunchy herby parmesan gratin are a classic appetizer dish you will find in many local trattorie in the southern parts of italy. Mar 22 2018 explore mangia bene pasta s board italian christmas desserts followed by 3203 people on pinterest. 8 classic italian christmas desserts piedmont torrone d alba torrone is italy s version of nougat a mixture of honey sugar and almonds that was already popular in roman times. Fig and pistachio biscotti.

Italian christmas tree cake with lemon curd and limoncello. Here you will find some of the most traditional italian christmas desserts that our nonne. Christmas dessert recipes great for new year day too. Sfogliatelle also come with other fillings such as pistachio and chocolate like the ones in the picture above.

Pandoro christmas tree cake with amaretto and mascarpone whipped cream. The name torrone means big tower and it probably originates from the medieval use to build large castle shaped sweets with honey and almonds. Cannoli are one of the best known italian pastries.