Maritozzi Fabrianesi

Who would guess that these plump sweet rolls are made specially for Lent, a time normally characterized by darkness and deprivation? It’s true that no eggs find their way into the dough, but sweet raisins by the handful and orange zest more than make up for their absence. Franca Farinelli, who made watermarks in the famous handmade paper of Fabriano for decades, is an enthusiastic baker of such traditional local fruit-filled sweets as tortiglione, strudel-like logs filled with apples