Ciarduna Explained

Ciarduna
Country:Italy
Region:Sicily
Type:Pastry
Main Ingredient:Almonds, ricotta or mascarpone[1]

Ciarduna is a type of Italian pastry.

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

Traditional 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ciarduna Recipe. Group Recipes. 25 July 2017.
  2. Book: Philpott, Don . The world of wine and food: a guide to varieties, tastes, history, and pairings . 2017 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4422-6804-3 . Lanham, Maryland . 385.