DIRECTIONS To make the doughPut the flour and salt in a food processor, add the shortening and butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With the machine running, add the honey and ...

An Italian delicacy, sfogliatelle originated in the Campania of Italy in the 17th Century. They usually resemble a seashell or “lobster tail” shape at the conclusion of the baking process – though my ...

Move over, spaghetti and meatballs. As a native of Sicily, Francesco Spatola knows there’s more to Italian cuisine than red sauce and pasta. “Sicilian cuisine,” he explains, “is the result of the ...

What do sfogliatelle, primeval, dachshund and staphylococcal have in common? They are all difficult to pronounce. A recent study from Unscramblerer.com found the most mispronounced words in the U.S.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Hankering for sfogliatelle? If you're from Staten Island or Brooklyn, you have come to love these flaky, crackling Italian pastries wrapped around a ricotta cheese-based filling ...

If you like crisp, flaky pastries, you’ll love sfogliatelle. At Italia Bakery & Deli in Granada Hills, the clam-shaped Neapolitan pastries are formed of strips of filo dough rather than traditional ...

Are you scared? Really scared? Has the incessant media drumbeat convinced you that economic doom is as certain as being buried under a ten foot snow drift from the snowstorm of the century bearing ...

When you think of great pastries, what comes to mind? Maybe you envision some laborious, beloved union of flour and sugar, something like a cannoli or almond-filled croissant. When you think of great ...

Pretty in the rain, even – that’s Orbetello. Wet or no, everyone came out to play last night, and the Corso Italia positively glowed. Off to the little award-winning bakery (they got four stars from ...