Ciarduna is a type of Italian pastry.
| Type | Pastry |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Sicily |
| Main ingredients | Almonds, ricotta or mascarpone[1] |
Ciarduna siciliana is a sweet pastry from the province of Agrigento, in Sicily. It consists of an almond cookie shell filled with a ricotta filling.[2]
Traditional ingredients
editTraditional ingredients are flour, sugar, strutto, vanilla, active yeast, ammonia baking powder (ammonium bicarbonate), homogenized milk, crushed almonds, cinnamon, and icing sugar (when decorating the tops of the ciarduna's).
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Ciarduna Recipe". Group Recipes. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Philpott, Don (2017). The world of wine and food: a guide to varieties, tastes, history, and pairings. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-4422-6804-3.
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