Pignolo (biscuit)

*Pignolo*
Type	Macaroon
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Campania; Liguria; Umbria;
Main ingredients	Almond paste, pine nuts
	Media: Pignolo;

Pignolo or pignoli (Italian: pinolate, Italian: [/piˈnɔːlate/], or Italian: pignolate, Italian: [/piɲˈɲɔːlate/]) are a type of biscuit originating in Neapolitan, Genovese, and Umbrian cuisine.^[5]^[6]^[7] It is a popular biscuit in all of southern Italy, and in Sicilian communities in the United States.^[8]

Pignolo is a light golden color and studded with golden pine nuts (pinoli in Italian). Made with almond paste and egg whites, the biscuit is moist, soft and chewy.^[9]^[10]

Often they are formed into crescents;^{[citation needed]} otherwise the biscuits are round.^[11] Pignoli are a popular Italian holiday treat, especially at Christmas. Because both almond paste and pine nuts are relatively expensive, and this biscuit uses substantial amounts of both, it is a luxury food.^[12]

Being essentially an almond macaroon, this biscuit belongs to a type known as amaretto.^[13]

References

^ "Le Pinolate". La Pasticceria Di Chico.
^ "Pinolate o pignolate genovesi". Giallo Zafferano.
^ "Le Pinolate Umbre". La Cucina Di Esme.
^ "Pignoli". Chowhound. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Le Pinolate". La Pasticceria Di Chico.
^ "Pinolate o pignolate genovesi". Giallo Zafferano.
^ "Le Pinolate Umbre". La Cucina Di Esme.
^ "Pignoli Cookies". The Spruce Eats.
^ "Italian Pignoli Cookies". Taste of Home.
^ "Italian Pignoli Cookies". King Arthur Baking.
^ Armao, Jo-Ann (2005-12-14). "Pignoli? George, I Finally Got It". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
^ Elliott, Lorraine. "Santa's Little Helper: Pignoli Cookies". Not Quite Nigella. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
^ Booth, Jessica (2018-12-11). "The Fascinating History Behind Your Favorite Holiday Cookies". Redbook. Retrieved 2021-06-15.