Sasanelli are typical sweets of the Murgia and specifically of the area of Gravina in Puglia. They are made with flour, sugar, cooked wine, grated orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and cocoa. In some cases you can find covered with a thin layer of almonds or raisins inside. The color of this homemade dessert is very dark. All families of middle and lower class prepared...
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Purceddhruzzi (Purcidduzzi or Pizzi cunfitti) is typical Christmas cake very popular in Salento, Puglia and Basilicata whole. It has a dumpling shape. The name comes from the fact that their shape is reminiscent of the little pigs. In Taranto purceddhruzzi are eaten on the day of St. Anthony Abate, on January 17, because this saint is represented with a pig on his...
Pasticciotto was first created in Galatina in 1745 at Pasticceria Ascalone. Galatina is a small town south of Lecce. Its pastry is filled with custard and baked in the oven. There are many variations. Brushed with egg white before baking in the oven, pasticciotto reaches its typical amber golden brown and shiny color. It should be eaten still warm. See the recipe...
The filled wafers (‘ostie ripiene’) are a typical sweet of Monte Sant’Angelo, a small town in Gargano are, in northern Puglia. It is a dessert consisting of low fat ingredients and energy (almonds and honey) and the sacramental bread. The wafers are thin and crispy and you can find them in the grocery stores or in the bakeries. Their story is really curious....
