~803 cal · 9g protein · 73g carbs · 53g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Soft sweet bun filled with whipped cream
🇻🇦 Vatican City
The maritozzo is the classic Roman breakfast pastry, an ancient soft sweet bun — once given by suitors, hence the name from "marito," husband — split down the middle and filled with an extravagant swirl of unsweetened whipped cream. Eaten with a cappuccino, it is a beloved indulgence in Rome and the Vatican.
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Ingredients
Serves 6 —
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3.5 cups flour (for the sweet buns)
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3/4 cup + 1/4 cup + 1 milk, butter, and egg
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2 cups whipped cream (for filling)
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2 tsp yeast
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1/3 cup sugar
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1 tbsp honey
Instructions
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Make a soft enriched dough with the flour, milk, butter, egg, yeast, sugar, and honey; let it rise.
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Shape into oval buns and proof again.
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Bake at 375°F until golden, about 16 minutes; cool completely.
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Split each bun down the middle without cutting all the way through.
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Pipe in a thick cloud of whipped cream, level it off, and serve with cappuccino.
Roman / Vatican tradition.
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