bocconotto

/bohk-koh-NOHT-toh/
[Italian] plural bocconotti

"Big mouthful." In Abruzzo they are sweet, chocolate and almond sponge cakes. They are more commonly puff pastry shells with savoury fillings and they can also be sweet pastries filled with cream and jam (US: jelly) and flavoured with Marsala.

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