A buccellato (Italian: [buttʃelˈlaːto]) is a Sicilian circular cake made from pastry dough filled with figs and nuts.[1] In Sicily, it is traditionally associated with Christmas.[1][2]

Buccellato
TypeCake
Place of originItaly
Region or stateSicily
Main ingredientsCandied fruit

It is not to be confused with the distinct but similar traditional Lucchese cake of the same name, the buccellato di Lucca, although both are ring-shaped sweet breads that contain candied fruit peels.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gillian Riley, The Oxford Companion to Italian Food (Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 194.
  2. ^ Carol Field, Celebrating Italy (W. Morrow and Company, 1990), p. 284.
  3. ^ Anna Del Conte, "Buccellato" in Gastronomy of Italy (rev. ed.: Pavilion Books, 2013).