Pangiallo laziale (Italian Christmas Cakes)

Pangiallo is a traditional Italian Christmas cake, originally from Rome. Dried fruits and nuts are mixed with oil, wine, and flour to create a humble yet tasty treat that is vegan to boot! Wrap in cellophane or Christmas paper and give as gifts to friends and family.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 477 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 ¼ cups raisins
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons white wine
• 1 tablespoon orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons chopped candied orange peel
• 1 ¼ cups chopped pitted prunes
• ¾ cup whole almonds, skin removed
• ¾ cup toasted hazelnuts
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Combine prunes, raisins, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, sugar, orange marmalade, candied orange peel, and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir to combine with a wooden spoon. Pour in wine and olive oil. Add flour and mix everything into a sticky dough, adding more flour if mixture does not stick together.

Step 4

Shape mixture into 8 similar sized logs with wet hands and place onto prepared baking sheet.