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Nutritional Values
350kcal
7gProtein
50gCarbs
14gFat
1gFibre
100 gServing
* Per serving · 100 g. May vary.
Allergens
🌾 Gluten
🥛 Dairy
🥚 Eggs
Sweet Almond Cake
How to order / say it
Say it
Pandoro — [Pahn-DOH-roh]
Order
I'd like the pandoro, please.
Locally
Vorrei il pandoro, per favore.
Say locally
Traditional Veronese golden Christmas cake dusted with icing sugar.
Why try it?
Pandoro represents celebration and community heritage, being a staple of Italian Christmases and intertwined with cultural festivities in Verona.
How it tastes
It boasts a buttery richness and a subtle sweetness, with a tender crumb that literally melts in the mouth. The covering of icing sugar adds an extra hint of sweetness.
Origin & History — first documented: 1800
Pandoro has origins in 19th-century Verona, becoming widely popular as an alternative to panettone. Initially a luxury item, it has since evolved into a holiday essential across Italy.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 🌾 500 g flour
- 🥛 200 g unsalted butter
- 🥚 3 eggs
- 🍯 150 g sugar
- 🧂 15 g yeast
- 🧂 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 🍯 50 g powdered sugar
Method
- 1 Mix flour, yeast, and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla.
- 2 Incorporate butter into the dough, knead thoroughly.
- 3 Let dough rise, then shape and bake it in a mold.
- 4 Cool and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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