bocconotto

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

"Big mouthful." In Lazio these are sweet fritters or tarts filled with chocolate, ricotta cheese, candied fruits or jam (US: jelly). It also describes puff pastry shells with a variety of fillings, chocolate and almond sponge cakes or sweet pastries filled with cream and jam (US: jelly), flavoured with Marsala.

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