Teresa’s Nut and Chocolate Christmas Dessert

Name: Teresa’s Nut and Chocolate Christmas Dessert (Pangiallo di Teresa)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz/1⅔ cups) whole hazelnuts (skin-on); 200 g (7 oz/1⅓ cups) whole almonds; 100 g (3½ oz/generous ¾ cup) walnuts; 50 g (1¾ oz/scant ½ cup) pine nuts; 200 g (7 oz/1 cup) caster or granulated sugar; 200 g (7 oz/1 cup) caster or granulated sugar; 100 g (3½ oz/⅔ cup) raisins or sultanas soaked in warm water for 5 minutes; 100 g (3½ oz/⅔ cup) raisins or sultanas soaked in warm water for 5 minutes; 100 g (3½ oz/⅔ cup) raisins or sultanas soaked in warm water for 5 minutes; 50 ml (1¾ fl oz/3½ tablespoons) rum, Mistrà (Italian version of ouzo) or alcohol of your choice (or a mix!); 50 ml (1¾ fl oz/3½ tablespoons) rum, Mistrà (Italian version of ouzo) or alcohol of your choice (or a mix!); 50 ml (1¾ fl oz/3½ tablespoons) rum, Mistrà (Italian version of ouzo) or alcohol of your choice (or a mix!); ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; grated zest of ½ unwaxed orange and ½ unwaxed lemon; grated zest of ½ unwaxed orange and ½ unwaxed lemon; 1 medium egg; 1 tablespoon sunflower oil for the mixture, plus enough to grease your hands; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 80 g (2¾ oz) dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 2½ tablespoons brewed espresso or strong black coffee; 2½ tablespoons brewed espresso or strong black coffee; about 60 g (2¼ oz/½ cup) plain white flour (ideally ‘00’ type); about 60 g (2¼ oz/½ cup) plain white flour (ideally ‘00’ type)

Pangiallo di Teresa

Preparation info

Makes
2
loaves

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Jewish Flavours of Italy

By Silvia Nacamulli

Published 2022

About

Teresa is the amazing lady who, along with her husband Pietro, hid and saved my mum and her family during World War II. Our families are still in touch and one of the traditions I love is to receive a piece of pangiallo from them every year after Christmas. Their family is Catholic and pangiallo is a traditional Christmas dessert from the Rome area. So, although this is not an Italian Jewish

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Europe
Italy
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Vegetarian
Jewish
Christmas

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