SOFT ORANGE AMARETTI

Gluten-free Amaretti Morbidi all'Arancia are made using traditional artisanal methods with excellent quality raw ingredients: almonds, oranges, egg whites, sugar, and honey. The sweet and bitter almonds of Italian origin, mainly from Puglia, are soft, flavourful, and rich in essential oils that give them a unique aroma. The orange flavour comes from orange blossom honey, harvested from trees growing on the slopes of Mount Etna, and sweet orange zest, also Sicilian, processed using the traditional crystallization method in a vat, which requires almost two weeks of waiting to be enjoyed, thus preserving all the aromas contained in the peel that are then released into the amaretto. The characteristic bitter aftertaste is provided by a small, expertly balanced quantity of bitter almonds. Each amaretto is hand-formed, then gently browned in the oven, and dusted with icing sugar which helps keep it soft (morbido) inside. After cooling, they are packed in sealed food-grade trays and then placed in decorated paper boxes.

The absence of gluten means they can be enjoyed by those with gluten intolerance and coeliacs.

La Fabbrica del Panforte 

La Fabbrica del Panforte is located a few kilometres from Siena. It is like a small but vigorous plant, rooted in the land and culture of the city. The result is high quality: artisanal bakery products, crafted down to the smallest detail.

For its creations, La Fabbrica del Panforte draws inspiration from the past, from the original recipes of Siena's pastry tradition, inherited from the Masters of Panforte. Known and appreciated since the Middle Ages (13th century), when pilgrims and spice merchants travelled along the Via Francigena, Panforte is the quintessential Sienese dessert. It is the result of transforming and baking a dough based on quality raw materials: flour, candied fruit, almonds, sugar, honey, and spices.