Sponge Cake ( Pan di Spagna ) This sponge cake was originally made without using any specific recipe. The main ingredients flour, sugar, eggs and a leavening agent, as baking powder or lemon juice, were… Pan di Spagna

The Glaze ( La Glassa – A Velata ) The outside of many pastries is covered with a light layer of glaze prepared with confectionery sugar and lemon juice and butter. The sourness of the… The Glaze

Candied Pumpkin ( Zuccata – Cucuzzata – Cucuzza ‘Ncilippata ) In Sicily, the yellow pumpkins are abundant and cooked as appetizers, side dishes and in a sweet version used in breads, cookies, sweets and cakes.… Zuccata – Marmelade or Candied Squash

Pistachio Cream Dessert ( Crema al Pistacchio di Bronte ) The pistachio cream is a custard dessert often served in parfait glasses, in champagne cups, in goblet glasses, or in small soufflé dishes: the recipe… Pistachio Cream

Eggless Custard Cream ( Biancomangiare ) Biancomangiare is used as an eggless custard cream or to make a simple dessert . If made as a dessert, it’s usually served with fresh berries or covered with sweet… Biancomangiare – Eggless Custard Cream

Custard or Pastry Cream ( Crema Pasticciera – Crema ri latti ) The mush made with grain fed the Etruscan and the italic population for centuries. The grain was sometimes replaced with chestnuts that were… Custard or Pastry Cream

Ricotta Cream ( Crema di Ricotta – Crema ri Ricuotta ) The ricotta cream is widely used in baking Sicilian desserts and as filling for Cannoli, Cassate, for the Saint Joseph Sfingi and other various, colorful and specialty… Ricotta Cream

Rice Croquettes with Orange Honey (Crocchette di Riso con Miele all’Arancia – Crispeddi di Risu ) The Crispeddi with rice are a sweet snack originally made in Catania by the Benedictine monks. In present times,… Rice Croquettes with Orange Honey

Grand Mom Sidotti’s Easter Bread ( Recipe contributed by Phil Sidotti ) Large varieties of bread are a specialty of the towns built in the hills of the Nebrodi Mountains. In fact, the wheat produced… Grand Mom Sidotti’s Easter Bread

Puppets with Eggs ( Pupa cu l’ova ) Spring Equinox marks the end of winter and the time to prepare for the new season, to care for the lands and to do all necessary planning… Puppets with Eggs (Easter)