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Italian Christmas recipes

In this area you can find both Italian recipes made only for Christmas and the recipes made for celebrations or special days. Each picture is linked with the photographed recipe.We have the most known Italian Christmas cakes recipes as the Pandoro of Verona, the Panettone of Milan and the mascarpone cream. You can find also recipes typical of some areas as the Bisciola of Valtellina and Zelten of Trentino-alto-Adige. Other italian Christmas recipes as sea salad and lasagna are very popular for special celebration days, a typical celebration dishes.

The italian Christmas recipes are proposed in order of arrival. The recipes are split into two pages: the ingredients table, with doses, cooking time and notes about ingredients and cooking techniques, linked to the text. The step-by-step explained and photographed recipe, with pictures of the finished dish and of each preparation step, is linked to the picture.

Italian  traditional recipes for Christmas cakes and celebration dishes

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TRONCHETTO DI NATALE

CHRISTMAS SWEET

italian christmas cakefrom haute cuisine a traditional cake for Christmas made with cream and pan di spagna9
sea salad

STARTER

italian christmas recipe

A traditional recipe, always agreeable: the sea salad is very easy to cook  at home, you must only pay attention to cooking the fishes separated, respecting the different cooking times.

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lasagna

FIRST COURSE

lasagnaThis is the typical dish for the celebration days. Don’t worry for the long cooking times,   you can prepare the ragout one day before serving.7
ZELTEN

CHRISTMAS CAKE

zelten christmas cakeThis typical Christmas cake has a very ancient origin: there are also recipes dated 1600.  Easy to conserve for some days it is suitable both for eating at home and for a present.6
PANDORO

CHRISTMAS CAKE

pandoro christmas recipeThe Pandoro is a typical Christmas sweet of Verona, prepared  since the 19th century. Soft, with yellow and browned dough and vanilla perfume this sweet had a great success in Italy. 5
panettone

CHRISTMAS CAKE

italian christmas cake

This is the classic Panettone of Milan, the traditional  Christmas sweet: swollen, with candied fruits, sultana/raisins, dark crust...made by yourselves! It is difficult to prepare, but very gratifying.

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panettone Marietta

CHRISTMAS CAKE

panettone marietta christmas recipe

This Christmas cake recipe taken from Pellegrino Artusi's recipes book, recipe n°604, is different from the traditional  panettone of Milan, but is excellent and easier to do: try it!

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 mascarpone cream

CHRISTMAS SWEET

mascarpone cream

A Christmas sweet, elementary to prepare, and tasty, alone or also spread on biscuits, buns or Pandoro, the typical Christmas cake from Verona.

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bisciola

CHRISTMAS CAKE

 

bisciola christmas recipe

 

Typical Christmas  sweet from Valtellina; rich of dried fruits is a very wonder of the rustic cooking. Try it, for Christmas or simply for a breakfast Italian style.  

 

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