614. Offelle di Marmellata

Scalloped Sweet Pastries with Fruit Filling

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

  • About

The word “offella,” in this context, comes from the dialect of Romagna, and, if I’m not mistaken, it is used in the Lombard dialect as well. It probably derives from the ancient word offa, which means a flat cake or bread made with spelt108 and various other ingredients.

Dar l’offa al cerbero, “to give Cerberus109 a sop,” is a rather timely expression, since