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pasta matta

'crazy pastry'

pasta matta con funghi

A simple easy to make pastry with flour and a bit of lard, used to make erbazzone and other simple savoury pies. These days the lard is often replaced or combined with olive oil.

Desserts and pastries

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by La Repubblica