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Traditional Desserts of Lazio
Originated from: Lazio, Italy
Occasion: Any time & special times
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The following list of traditional desserts LAZIALE/ROMANA includes names of cookies, cakes, fritters, holiday breads, pastries, pies and tarts in alphabetical order:

A
o Amaretti, cookies made with almonds [for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Cookies with Nuts]

o Amaretti casperiani

o Amaretto di Guarcino

B
o Barachia

o Bastoni

o Bigne di San Giuseppe, ST. JOSEPH sweet fritters [For recipe see Italy Revisited/"Pastries"]

o Biscotti sezzesi

o Biscotto di Sant' Antonio

o Biscotto di Sant' Anselmo

o Bocca di dama, almond sponge cake [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Cakes]

o Bocconotti con la ricotta, pastries filled with cheese [For recipe see Italy Revisited/"Calconi"]

o Bomba di arange, dome-shaped orange rice mold, flavored with sugar and walnuts

o Budino di Ricotta, often described as a ricotta pudding, though some reference sources suggest the ricotta is deep fried and flavored with amaretti cookies [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Puddings and Creams]

o Bussolani

C
o Cacchiarelle

o Caciata di Sezze

o Cacione di Civitella San Paolo (for a variety of Cacione recipes see Italy Revisited/Calconi)

o Calzone con verdure, stuffed unsweetened pastry [for a variety of similar recipes see Italy Revisited/Calconi]

o Casata pontecorvese

o Casciatella, ricotta pie

o Castagnaccio, cake/tart made with chestnuts (for recipe see Italy Revisited/Cakes)

o Castagnole Laziali, sweet fritters [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Fritters]

o Castagne stampare

o Ciacamarini

o Ciambella a cancello

o Ciambella al mosto

o Ciambella all'acqua, ciammella all 'acqua) di Maenza

o Ciambelle all'uovo [for a variety of ciambelle all'uovo recipes see Italy Revisited/Cookies without Nuts and Italy Revisited/Holiday Breads]

o Ciambelle al vino

o Ciambelle al vino moscato di Terracina

o Ciambelle con l'anice

o Ciambelle da sposa

o Ciambelle del barone

o Ciambelle di magro di Sermoneta

o Ciambelle n'cotte

o Ciambelle salate

o Ciambelle scottolate di Priverno (ciambelle col gelo; ciammelle d'acqua)

o Ciambelline

o Ciambelline all' acqua melata, doughnuts flavored with honey

o Ciambelline all anice, sweet taralli-style anise flavored cookies, ring-shaped

o Ciammella ellenese

o Ciammelle d'ova

o Ciambelli di Capodanno [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Holiday Breads]

o Ciambelle di casa

o Ciambelle di San bastiano, donut style sweet fritter [For recipe see Italy Revisited/"Fritters]

o Ciambelle ruzze

o Ciambelline all'anice

o Ciammellono

o Ciaramille, sweet taralli-style of biscuits, first boiled and then baked (for recipe see Italy Revisited/Taralli Dolci)

o Cicerchiata, CHRISTMAS sweet fritters [for recipe see Italy Revisited/"Fritters"]

o Criselli di Natale, CHRISTMAS fritters [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Fritters]

o Cogna

o Cocconotti con la ricotta

o Croccante di mandorle, nut clusters [for a variety of recipes from different regions see Italy Revisited/Nougats]

o Crespelle, CHRISTMAS sweet

o Le crespelle di maenza

o Crostata di formaggio, savory cheese pie made with fontina cheese, gorgonzola cheese and Parmesan

o Crostata di ricotta, ricotta pie [for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Pies and Tarts]

o Crostata di visciole, sour cherry tart

o Crostate viscioli di Sezze

o Crostatino ripieno

o Crustoli de Girgenti

o Custard alla Romana, flavored with orange flower water, citron peel and comfits [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Custards and Creams]

o Cuzzi di Raviano

D
o Diomeneguardi

o Dolce alle fave di San Giuseppe da Leonessa

o Dolce agli amaretti

o Dolce di patate

o Dorsetti con le mandorle

E
o Easter Basket Bread [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Holiday Breads]

F
o Falia

o Fave dolci, bean-shaped cookies served for THE DAY OF THE DEAD or All Souls' Day [for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Cookies with Nuts]

o Fave dei Morti, cookies shaped like fava beans, almond-based [For a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/"Cookies with Nuts"]

o Ferratelle, thin cookies made with a waffle iron (for recipe see Italy Revi

sited/Cookies without Nuts)

o Fragolini fritti, fried strawberries, using batter

o Frappe, sweet CARNIVAL fritters (For recipe see Italy Revisited/"Fritters")

o Frittelle col zibibbo, fritters

o Frittelle con lo zibibbo, sweet fritters made with yeast dough, flavored with raisins

o Frittelle di miele, fritters

o Frittelli di riso, fritters made with rice [for a variety of similar recipes see Italy Revisited/Fritters]

o Firttelle di riso di san Giuseppe, sweet rice fritters made for St. Joseph Day

o Frittelline di mele di Maenza

o Frittellone di Civita Castellana

o Fritters alla Romana, sweet fritters flavored with lemon [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Friters]

o Fritti in pastella, holiday fritters

o Frullato di frutta

G
o Gelatine di fichi d'India, sugarless pear dessert

o Gelato affogato, ice cream

o Gialletti, cookies made with cornmeal

o Giuncata dell'ascensione

o Gliu panettone di Maenza

o Gnocchi di castagne, sweet gnocchies made with chestnuts

o Gnocchi ricci

o Gnocchi teneri al latte, sweet milk gnocchi

M
o Maccheroni con le noci

o Maccheroni natalizi con le noci, macaroni with honey and walnuts served at CHRISTMAS

o Maritozzi, sweet yeast dough buns (for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/"Holiday Breads")

o Mostaccioli, either almond and honey spice cookies or walnut and honey spice cookies [for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/ Cookies with Nuts]

o Murzitti

P

o Pangiallo, CHRISTMASE yeast dough holiday bread, presented as a small round loaf, often filled with dry figs and nuts

o Pagnotelle di Salatuoro di Sezze

o Pane del vescovo

o Pangiallo, CHRISTMAS yeast dough holiday bread

o Pangiallo di Natale, sweet bread made with nuts for Christmas (for recipe see Italy Revisited/"Holiday Breads")

o Panpepato

o Pasta di mandorle (pasta de' mandorle) di Maenza, Sezze, Latina

o Pasticcio di gnocchi, gnocchi pie flavored with lemon zest and cinnamon

o Pere Al Vino Rosso, wine poached pears

o Pezzetti

o la Pigna, sweet yeast dough holiday bread or cake

o Pigna dolce, Easter bread (for a recipe see Italy Revisited/Holiday Breads)

o Pizza di Pasqua, Easter pie (for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Pies and Tarts)

o Pizza di Pasqua della Tuscia (dolci o al formaggio)

o Pizza di Pasqua salata, savory cheese-based EASTER yeast bread common in central Italy (for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Holiday Breads)

o Pizza di polenta, baked round-shaped polenta cake made without sugar, but with raisins and cinnamon

o Pizza dolce di Civitavecchia, ricotta pie made with yeast dough

o Pizza fritta, fried dough [for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Fritters]



Q
o Quaresimali Romani, almond biscotti flavored with orange zest

R
o Ratafia, red wine flavored with cloves and coriander

o Ratafia alle more

o Ravioli dolci al forno, baked sweet ravioli flavored with candied fruit and chocolate chips

o Ravioli dolci con la ricotta, sweet ravioli filled with ricotta [for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/ "Calconi"]

o Ricotta Fritta, ricotta cheese fritters

o Roman Caramels, chocolate sweets [for recipe see Italy Revisited/Nougats]

S
o Sapienze, cookies made with almonds and honey

o Sciuscelle

o Scarsella,small Easter pastries decorated with boiled eggs

o Serpentone Dolce, spiral-shaped or serpent-shaped strudel flavored with almonds and apples [for recipe and history see Italy Revisited/Pies and Tarts]

o Sformato Trasteverino, kiwi pie

o Spumone all' anice, frozen anise mousse

o Sour Cherry Tart

o Straccaganasse, squares made with honey and flour

o Struffoli di Sezze e Lenola, sweet fritters, fried dough balls [for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Fritters]

T
o Tacconi, sweet ravioli filled with ricotta

o Taralli, pretzel-like treats (for a variety of recipes see Italy Revisited/Taralli and Taralli Dolci)

o Anise Tarallini, bite-sized tarallini dolci sometimes associated with Lazio, and other times with other areas of the South (For recipe see Italy Revisited/Taralli Dolci)

o Torciglione, a snake-shaped strudel (for recipe see Italy Revisited/"Pies and Tarts")

o Torroncino di Alvito

o Tartufini

o Torta al cioccolato

o Torta di ricotta di Sermoneta, cheese pie [for a variety of similar recipes see Italy Revisited/Pies and Tarts]

o Torta di Pasqua, sweet or savory EASTER delicacy, made for Easter morning breakfast

o Torta farcita

o Torta pasqualina, EASTER delicacy

o Tortoli, sweet yeast dough buns

o Tozzetti con le nocciole, hazelnut cookies

o Tozzetti con le nocciole dei monti cimini, hazelnut cookies

o Treccia all'anice

Z
o Zeppole, Zippole, fried sweet dough [for a variety of similar recipes see Italy Revisited/Fritters]

o Zuppa inglese alla romana, custard cake (for a variety of similar recipes see Italy Revisited/Cakes)



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Notes

The list of desserts, which includes a number of traditional breads, pizzas and savory unsweetened pies, was compiled from a variety of sources, including Wikipedia. Part of "Cucina laziale" which includes "cucina romana." Additions and/or corrections are welcomed.

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