Butter based recipes October 15, 2015 By BIGNÈ DI SAN GIUSEPPE (BEIGNETS) – Campania Bongo / Profiteroles (cream puffs) – Toscana Choux pastry (pasta beignet) Crostata (short crust jam tart) Crostata alle pesche (fresh peach pie) Crostata di castagne, cioccolato e pere (chestnut, chocolate and pear tart) – Valle d’Aosta Crostata di frutta (fresh fruit tart) Crostata di mele (apple custard tart) Crostata di riso (rice custard tart) Esse (lemon and vanilla shortbread biscuits) – Veneto Gnocchi all romana (semolina slices baked with Parmigiano-Reggiano) -Lazio Gnocchi alla zucca (pumpkin gnocchi) – Lombardia Pansotti (triangular ravioli filled with greens and cheese) – Liguria Pasta frolla (short crust pastry) Pastiera (Easter ricotta pie)- Campania Pizzoccheri (buckwheat pasta with potatoes and cheese) – Lombardia Ravioli gnudi alla fiorentina (spinach and ricotta dumplings) – Toscana Risotto alla milanese (saffron risotto) – Lombardia Torta Colonne (cherry tart/pie) – Puglia Torta di cioccolato (chocolate cinnamon cake) – Valle d’Aosta Torta di grano saraceno / Buckweizentorte (buckwheat cake filled with lingonberry jam) – Alto Adige Torta di mele e Nutella (apple Nutella cake) Torta di mele ferrarrese (apple cake) – Emilia Torta di pistacchi (pistachio cake) – Sicilia Torta di ricotta e limone (lemon ricotta cake) – Sardegna Torta genovese (Genoise sponge cake) – Liguria Torta genovese con panna e fragole (genoise sponge cake sandwiching whipped cream and strawberries) Torta gianduia (hazelnut chocolate layer cake) – Piemonte