Pignolata

Pignolata

A pignolata from Messina, with both chocolate and vanilla icing
Origin
Place of origin	Italy
Details
Type	Pastry
Main ingredient(s)	Pastry dough, chocolate and lemon flavoured syrup/icing

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Pignolata (Sicilian: Pignulata) is a Sicilian pastry, and is also common in Calabria. It is a soft pastry, covered in chocolate and lemon flavoured syrup/icing. This pastry is half covered or iced in one flavouring and the other half in the other flavour, which hardens when the pignolata is ready to be served. Each pastry serves several people, and is meant to be cut into small pieces when served. Pignolata can be also small portions of fried pastry, like pearls, in a hot honey sauce, with chopped almonds or hazelnuts. Before serving, they are set on a plate, as a crown, with chopped nuts sprinkled over the top.

See also

• Struffoli
• List of doughnut varieties

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