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Pignolata is a normal treat containing a particular biscuit covered with white lemon

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Pignolata Messina is one of the typical Sicilian sweets of the island: it has absolutely nothing to envy to cannoli and also cassata. It belongs to the Sicilian Carnival recipes that can be delighted in all the time as it is handcrafted by Sicilian pastry shops. If the timeless pignolata - the soft one sprinkled with honey so to speak - is generally made in the circus period, the black and white one is, on the other hand, constantly available. However exactly how was it birthed, how to make it at home and also where to buy it? Let's figure out more.Among the regular Messina desserts, besides the granita the pignolata attracts attention. This was born as a poor treat made with affordable active ingredients such as eggs, flour and lard. Yet the beginnings of Sicilian pastry - and typically voluntarily - can be located in the Arab dominance, and also the pignolata is no exemption. The Arabs used to make fried dough balls covered with honey. The birth of the popular Sicilian polished p...