Nut and Candied Fruit Cakes

Pizza Ebraica

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    15-18

    large or 25-28 finger-sized cakes
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      35 min

Appears in
Jewish Flavours of Italy: A Family Cookbook

By Silvia Nacamulli

Published 2022

  • About

Pizza ebraica - also called pizza di piazza, Romana or di Beridde - is a traditional biscuit-cum-cake that Roman Jews eat for family celebrations. It was originally made to celebrate the birth of a boy, on the occasion of his circumcision (Brit Milah in Hebrew, hence the name ‘Beridde’ which is Roman Jewish dialect for Brit). Today, it is made for any Jewish celebration, including weddings and bar or bat mitzvahs. It is a unique delicacy and one of the