Pastatella

Marzia Buontempo in Ururi has loved eating pastatella all her life—who could blame her?—but she only succeeded in wresting the recipe from her cousin, who had sole possession for years, when the woman finally announced that she’d given up baking. The recipe for the tart with its orange-flavored chocolate filling has been secretly guarded by generations of her mother’s family.

This is an excellent dessert for the holidays because it keeps so well and because it is be