Italian Dessert Bakes
A Roman ricotta tart, an apple cake from the Alps, a polenta cake from the Veneto. Italian dessert bakes are the cakes nobody photographs because they were never trying to be photographed.
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- Crostata di ricotta, Roman style — Iris · Rome · A pasta frolla shell, ricotta sweetened lightly, candied citron. Cooled all the way.
- Torta di mele trentina — Iris · Trentino · More apple than batter. The Alps version. Eat at room temperature.
- Sbrisolona, the crumble cake — Iris · Mantua · Cornmeal, almonds, butter. Bake in a tin. Break it with your hands at the end.
- Polenta cake, lemon and rosemary — Iris · Veneto · Coarse polenta in the batter. The texture stays. Lemon glaze if you like.
- Budino di pane, the bread pudding — Iris · Tuscany · Stale bread, milk, eggs, raisins. The pantry-clearing dessert that got famous.
- Migliaccio, semolina-ricotta cake — Iris · Naples · A Carnevale cake. Semolina cooked, mixed with ricotta, baked until set.
- Pasticciotto leccese, individual cream tart — Iris · Lecce, Puglia · A short pastry shell, custard inside, baked in a small mold. Salentino breakfast.
- Budino di riso, rice pudding tart — Iris · Tuscany · Cooked rice, custard, baked in a pasta-frolla shell. A Florentine bar staple.
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