Southern Italian Desserts
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Southern Italian Desserts by Rosetta Costantino
An authentic guide to the festive, mouthwatering sweets of Southern Italy, including regional specialties that are virtually unknown in the US, as well as variations on more popular desserts such as cannoli, biscotti, and gelato.As a follow-up to her acclaimedMy Calabria, Rosetta Costantino collects 75 favorite desserts from her Southern Italian homeland, including the regions of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, and Sicily. These areas have a history of rich traditions and tasty, beautiful desserts, many of them tied to holidays and festivals. For example, in theCosenza region of Calabria, Christmas means plates piled withgrispelle(warm fritters drizzled with local honey) andpitta 'mpigliata(pastries filled with walnuts, raisins, and cinnamon). For the feast ofCarnevale, Southern Italians celebrate withbugie("liars"), sweet fried dough dusted in powdered sugar, meant to tattle on those who sneak off with them by leaving a wispy trail of sugar.
With fail-proof recipes and information on the desserts' cultural origins and context, Costantino illuminates the previously unexplored confectionary traditions of this enchanting region.
Jennie Schacht is a culinary writer and consultant who has worked with Michael Chiarello and Napa-based wedding cake baker to the stars Sam Godfrey of Perfect Endings. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Mary Cech is an award-winning pastry chef and pastry arts instructor. She was twice heralded as one of the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America by Chocolatier magazine. Her recipes have been featured in many cookbooks and magazines. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Frankie Frankeny is a San Francisco based photographer whose work has appeared in more than 20 Chronicle books.
Mary Cech is an award-winning pastry chef and pastry arts instructor. She was twice heralded as one of the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America by Chocolatier magazine. Her recipes have been featured in many cookbooks and magazines. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Frankie Frankeny is a San Francisco based photographer whose work has appeared in more than 20 Chronicle books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781607744023 |
| ISBN 10 | 1607744023 |
| Title | Southern Italian Desserts |
| Author | Rosetta Costantino |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2013-10-08 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Commended for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Baking) 2014 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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