Dolci: Italy’s Sweets
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Join Francine Segan on a virtual tour of Italy with more than 125 recipes for cookies, cakes, pastries, frozen confections, and more.
Favorites such as Cannoli and Zuppa Inglese are featured along with unusual regional specialties such as Licorice Granita and Chocolate Eggplant. In addition to beloved classics and traditional holiday fare, readers will find contemporary sweets enjoyed by Italians today—including a light and luscious “updated” Tiramisù that does not use raw eggs. Segan brings each recipe to life, introducing the countless cooks from whom she learned them: Italian grandmothers and young foodies, pastry chefs and bakery owners, food writers and internationally renowned sweets manufacturers. A chapter on after-dinner drinks rounds out this ultimate, comprehensive guide.
Recipes
Cookies and Bite-Sized Sweets: Biscotti E Pasticcini
- Absurdly Addictive Honey Cookies: Mustazzoli
- Ugly but Delicious: Brutti Ma Buoni
- Drunken Crostini: Crostini Ubriachi
- Lemon-Cornmeal Cookies: Biscotti Di Meliga
- Almond Biscotti: Cantucci
- Hazelnut-Chocolate Kisses: Baci Di Dama
- Chocolate-Almond Honey Bars: Mostaccioli Al Cioccolato
- Vanilla Cookies: Ovis Mollis
- Venice’s Cornmeal Cookies: Zaleti
- Black Pepper-Honey Biscotti: Pepatelli
- Red Wine Rings: Tarallucci Al Vino
- Cannoli
- Sweet Ricotta Crêpes: Dita Degli Apostoli
- Siclian Sesame Cookies: Biscotti Regina
- Chocolate and Jam “Little Mouthfuls”: Bocconotti
- Spiked Rice Pudding Treats: Torta Degli Addobbi
- Chocolate “Salami”: Salame Al Cioccolato
Cakes and Sweet Breads: Torte E Pane Dolce
- The Ultimate Moist and Tender Chocolate Cake: Torta Tenerina
- 7 Cups Cake: Toerta Dei 7 Vasetti
- Torta Paradiso
- Capri’s Flourless Chocolate-Almond Cake: Torta Caprese
- Luscious Olive Oil-Lemon Cake: Caprese Al Limone
- Rustic Tuscan Apple Cake: Torta Di Mele
- Salad Bowl Cake: Parrozzo
- Buckwheat Red Currant Jam Cake: Torta Di Grano Saraceno
- Almond-Cornmeal Crumble with Spicy Chocolate Sauce: Sbrisolona
- Bread Crumb-Chocolate Cake: Torta Di Pane E Cioccolato
- Rum Babà Cake
- Cornmeal-Apple Good Luck Cake: Pinza
- Intensely Italian Chocolate Lava Cakes
- Sweet Rosemary and Grape Focaccia: Schiacciata All’Uva
- Lemon Brioche “Rose” Cake: Torta Di Rose
- Cantaloupe Cake: Torta Di Melone
- Fig and Rosemary Honey Focaccia: Focaccia Di Fichi E Rosmarino
- Pizza Con Nutella
Refrigerator Cakes: Torte Fredde
- Torta Mimosa
- Mocha Hazelnut Tart: Torta Fredda Di Nocciole
- Ricotta Pear Cake: Torta Ricotta E Pere
- No-Bake Pandoro Layer Cake: Dolce Al Pandoro
- “Instant” Chocolate Cake: Dolce Torino
- Zuccotto
- Summer Tiramisù: Zuppa Tartara
- Pizza Dolce
Pies: Crostate
- Cocoa-Nib Jam Tart: Crostata Di Marmellata Con Fave Di Cacao
- Torta Della Nonna
- Olive Oil-Apple Pie: Sfogliata Di Mele
- Cherry-Ricotta Pie: Crostata Di Visciole E Ricotta
- No-Fuss Chocolate Pear Tart
- Neapolitan Strawberry Pie: Torta Di Fragole Alla Napoletana
- Honey-Walnut Chocolate Glazed Pie: Bonissima
- Honey-Nut Spice Pie: Spongata
- Bird’s Beak Pie: Torta Coi Becchi
Freezer Desserts: Semifreddi E Granite
- Spumone with Homemade Hazelnut Brittle: Spumone Al Croccante
- Fruit and Spice Spumone: Spumone Al Paneforte
- Strawberry Spumone
- Semifreddo Al Limone
- Lemon Granita Just Like in Italy: Granita Al Limone Come Quella Del Bar
- Licorice Granita
- Coffee Granita
- Almond Granita: Granita Alle Mandorle
- Asti Spumante Granita
- Semifreddo Al Torrone
- Hazelnut Chocolate Semifreddo: Semifreddo Di Gianduia
- Rosemary Semifreddo
Spoon Sweets: Dolci Al Cucchiaio
- Winter Fruit Salad: Macedonia Invernale
- Award-Winning Parmesan Panna Cotta with Pears: Panna Cotta Al Grana Padana E Pere
- Panna Cotta
- Licorice Panna Cotta
- Zabaglione
- Barolo Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce: Pere Martine al Barolo
- Chocolate Rice Pudding: Riso Nero
- Sicilian Watermelon Pudding: Gelo Di Anguria
- Zuppa Inglese
- Coffee on a Fork: Caffè in Forchetta
- Monte Bianco
- Ricotta “Sundae”: Ricotta Condita
- Cantucci Caramel Custard: Budino Di Cantucci
- Amaretti Custard: Bonet Di Amaretti
- Traditional Tiramisù
- Updated Tiramisù
Weird and Wonderful, Unique and Unusual Desserts: Dolci Particolari
- “Peaches”: Pesche Dolci
- Sweet Chickpea Baked Ravioli: Panzarotti Con Ceci
- Sicilian Pasta Crisps: Pasta Fritta Alla Siracusa
- Hazelnut Chocolate Pasta: Pasta Al Gianduiotti
- Yogurt Semifreddo with Raddichio Marmalade: Semifreddo Con Radicchio E Yogurt
- Tuscany’s Sweet Spinach Pie: Torto Co’ Bischeri Agli Spinaci
- Chocolate Eggplant: Melanzane Al Cioccolato
- Radicchio Almond Carrot Cake: Torta Ciosota
- Pasta Cake: Torta Di Vermicelli
- Angel Hair Pasta Pie: Torta Ricciolina
- Sicilian Sweet Meat Turnovers: ‘Mpanatigghi
Holiday Traditions: Le Feste
- Pandoro Christmas Tree Cake
- Christmas Walnut Macaroni: Maccheroni Natalizi Con Le Noci
- Neapolitan Honey Treats: Struffoli In Cestino Di Croccante
- Honey-Drenched “Roses”: Carteddate
- Carnival Crisps: Cenci
- “Instant” Rum Babà Panettone
- Donut with a Cherry on Top: Zeppole Di San Giuseppe Al Forno
- Colomba Easter Zuppa Inglese
- Lover’s Lemon-Spice Cake: Ciaramicola
- Neapolitan Easter Pie: Pastiera
After-Dinner Beverages: Bevande Dopo Cena
- Alchermes
- Limoncello
- Cream of Limoncello: Crema Di Limoncello
- Chocolate Liqueur: Liquore Al Cioccolato
- Coffe Liqueur: Liquore Al Caffè
- Mixed Berry Liqueur: Liquore Di Frutta Di Bosco
- Walnut Liqueur: Nocino
- Anything-Goes Grappa: Grappa Aromatizzata
- Italian Alps Spiked Coffee: Caffè Alla Valdostana
- Caffè Shakerato
- Italian Hot Chocolate
Basics
- Pastry Cream: Crema Pasticcera
- Pie Crust Dough: Pasta Frolla
- Italian Sponge Cake: Pan Di Spagna
- Egg Pasta
- Lemon Jam: Marmellata Di Limoni
- Quick Candied Orange Peel: Scorzette Di Arance Candite, Metodo Veloce
- Cherry Jam: Marmellata Di Ciliegie
- Grape Jam: Marmellata D’Uva
- Peach Almond Marmalade: Marmellata Di Pesche All’Amaretto
