Imbrucciata Explained

Imbrucciata (: imbrucciate) is a typical Corsican dessert, similar to a small fiadone but, unlike this, it has a bottom layer of shortcrust or brisée pastry dough.[1] [2] The ingredients of the filling are brocciu, sugar, eggs and lemon zest.[1]

The cake has a round shape with small bits of pasta around the edge: these result from pinching the dough during the preparation.[2] Its diameter ranges from 8 to 10 cm, and is 2 to 3 cm. thick. After being baked in oven with moderate heat, the cake looks a bit swollen and covered by a very thin, golden crust.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Schapira (1994) p. 125
  2. Delfosse (1999) p. 14