Sfogliatella recipe

Delicious sfogliatelle ricce (sometimes called lobster tail pastry) was originally prepared only for the Italian aristocracy during the Renaissance.

I could not have made this recipe without the help and tutelage of the Sessa family that runs Ferrara s Bakery here in Manhattan. I grew up eating this pastry at their store and it has been a part of my dessert favorites ever since the first time I ate it. I can remember the first time I bit into this pastry, standing on Grand Street, I felt as if my life had changed. So good. It is difficult to make but really rewarding.

Sfogliatella are traditional ricotta filled Italian pastries that originated in the 17th century but are still enjoyed by Italians world wide today! "Sfogliatella" translates to mean "small, thin leaf/layer" which describes the shape of these delicious pastries. The dough of this pastry is often stretched out using a pasta maker and then coated with butter before being baked to perfection.

Homemade Italian Sfogliatelle are a delicious pastry that consists of a super crunchy shell filled with a sweet, creamy filling.

Another bake off first with Italian week! I enjoyed it, it was good, but I felt pretty awful for the bakers. Surely there's some A/C they can put on in the tent for them? Those temperatures just looked like torture. I was pretty sad to see Yan go, she was so much better and more creative than some others, and Steven getting star baker, when his showstopper was burnt was a bit of an eye roll moment for me. So many delicious cannoli flavours this week and I love a cannoli. Liam's s'mores one…

The sfogliatella has a soft creamy filling with hints of oranges and dried fruit hidden inside layers of crispy flaky pastry.

Make the most delicious Italian Sfogliatelle pastry at home! Yes, it is possible! In this recipe I'll be holding your hand through the whole process.

This Sfogliatelle recipe is quite an undertaking. Some of our food editors were surprised that these ricotta-filled Italian pastries could even be made at home.

Try this iconic Sfogliatelle recipe (classic or small-batch!). Paper-thin layers of dough and delicious orange and cinnamon scented ricotta cream are simply irresistible.

Sfogliatella is one of the most famous Italian pastries, with many regions offering their spin on the recipe. Although traditionally associated with Naples, it is believed that the original sfogliatella was invented around 1700 on the Italian Amalfi Coast, as a creation of nuns from the Santa Rosa monastery