Each area of Italy is characterized by the production of certain traditional cakes. The city of Siena, for example, exports in the world classics Ricciarelli. These sweets have a unique shape and flavor that is difficult to misinterpret.
Ricciarelli is the base of the almond. The mixture of sugar and the album also includes the egg. The workers from states that the dough is set aside for a couple of days before cooking. When you are ready, ricciarelli are sprinkled with powdered sugar, especially on the top cracked from the heat of the oven.
Very interesting is the genesis of sweet. It seems that the experiment of cooking has been done within the rich and tasty noble courts of the medieval period. A continuous breeding ground for new ideas and bars, to make happy the palates of the nobility!
One who invented it first ricciarelli was Riccialdetto of Gherardesca, hence the name. After a trip in the remote eastern lands to fight a crusade, seems to have mastered this recipe, importing it from us.
Developments gourmet confectionary field has inevitably given rise to the typical variations of the recipe Ricciarelli. The most credible plan to sprinkle the chocolate over the candy.
