Size: |
12.35oz, by the piece. Each panforte is approx 5" in diameter & 1" thick. |
Features: |
Handmade
All Italian Ingredients
Elegantly Hand Wrapped |
Origin: |
Italy |
| Panforte is a flat, dense cake created in Siena, Italy during the medieval era. Flavored with dried fruits, nuts, honey, citrus zests and a variety of spices, these cakes have a long shelf life and a rich, complex flavor that satisfies with only a tiny slice. Indeed, they are so nutrient and energy dense that they were the preferred travel food of Italian soldiers during the Crusades.
Panforte Panpepato is somewhat similar to Panforte Margherita, but is more heavily spiced (though not spicy), in the style of panfortes before Panforte Margherita was developed. To make it, candied fruit, almonds, and honey, are blended with strong autumnal spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, mace and coriander.
This panforte di Siena is produced by Pasticceria Marabissi, a third generation family-run pastry business in Chianciano Terme (Province of Siena) that is considered the most prestigious producer of true Panforte di Siena in Italy. Marabissi is committed to making each of their panforte cakes by hand using traditional methods and the finest Italian ingredients. Their panforte has won many national awards.
Note: Under the outer packaging, the bottoms of panforte are traditionally wrapped in wafer paper (aka "rice paper" although not always rice) to keep them from sticking. This does not need to be pulled off of the cake prior to consumption…it is edible!
Ingredients: Candied fruit 30% (melon peel, orange peel, glucose, sugar, acidifying agent: citric acid), almonds 29%, sugar, wheat flour, honey, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, coriander, mace), starch wafer (potato starch, vegetable oil).
Contains wheat flour & almonds, may contain traces of eggs and milk products. |
