panicelli

In Abruzzo, panicelli are small loaves with four fingers (sometimes complete with thumbs) made in Chieti province.

On 3 February, in honour of San Biagio (St Blaise), Taranta Peligna in Chieti province holds a Sagra di Panicelli, when the loaves are blessed and handed out to the population. St Blaise is the patron of sore throats, so we're not quite sure why the bread looks like hands but there you go.

On the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria, panicelli (or panacièddhi or panicèlli), are candies made with citron zest (cedro) and raisins, and wrapped like little bundles in citron leaves and baked; they look a lot like prunes.