Pastiera (Italian: [paˈstjɛːra]; Neapolitan: [paˈstjeːrə]) or pastiera napoletana is a type of Neapolitan tart made with cooked wheat, eggs and ricotta...
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Easter bread (section Pastiera)
of the Christmas speciality panettone that Motta foods were producing. Pastiera is a type of Neapolitan tart made with cooked wheat, eggs, ricotta, and...
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Easter in Italy (section Pastiera)
period are abbacchio, cappello del prete, casatiello, Colomba di Pasqua, pastiera, penia, pizza di Pasqua and pizzelle. Abbacchio is an Italian preparation...
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cakes and desserts are filled with ricotta, like cassata Siciliana and pastiera Napoletana. The Krakow cheesecake ("sernik Krakowski") is a baked variety...
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grains, then baked firm, ricotta is also a main ingredient in Neapolitan pastiera, one of Italy's many "Easter pies". Ricotta is also commonly used in savory...
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l'huile or in Spain for the Roscón de Reyes (King cake), or in Italy for the pastiera, or the Samsa in Tunisia or in Moroccan coffee, but has more recently found...
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Salerno and Caserta. Several different cakes and pies are made in Campania. Pastiera pie is made during Easter. Casatiello and tortano are Easter breads made...
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Popular Neapolitan pastry dishes include zeppole, babà, sfogliatelle and pastiera, the latter of which is prepared specially for Easter celebrations. Another...
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braciole al ragù (meat rolls in ragù sauce). The use of wheat in the modern pastiera cake, typical of Easter, could have had originally a symbolic meaning,...
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Desserts include struffoli (deep fried balls of dough), ricotta-based pastiera, sfogliatelle, torta caprese and rum baba. Originating in Neapolitan cuisine...
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