Dolci!: American Baking with an Italian Accent by Renato Poliafito

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    • Categories: Cakes, large; Frostings & fillings; Breakfast / brunch; American; Italian
    • Ingredients: all-purpose flour; granulated sugar; lemons; olive oil; sour cream; mascarpone; eggs; blueberries; powdered sugar; wildflower honey
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  • Pumpkin Nutella bread

    • NicoleBrown on October 03, 2024

      I thought I did a good job swirling the Nutella, but it baked into a pretty heavy center clump. I think I should have also brought my middle swirl up a bit higher than I did as it sank a little causing a bit of the loaf to get stuck to the pan. Regardless, my family loved this.

  • Triple-chocolate biscotti

    • NicoleBrown on October 19, 2024

      I had never made biscotti before so I wanted to try my hand at it! While a bit of a time commitment, I found it a pretty easy bake! Followed the recipe exactly, minus taking a bit of shortcut for melting the chocolate. I wasn't sure I was going to do this part, but ended up dipping 3/4th of them. Taste is great! I made them for the grown ups, but my youngest is a chocolate LOVER and he is totally into them as well.

  • Albi crunch bars

    • mtnbaker5280 on April 19, 2025

      I'm used to adding vanilla extract to just about everything so I was worried these would be missing something. I used Cherry Republic's blueberry jam and walnuts. The jam is a little chunky (it has cherries too) so I broke up the big chunks after adding the lemon juice. These turned out delicious! I pawned the rest of the batch off on coworkers, who raved about them. I'll be trying the apricot & hazelnut version next.

  • Espresso almond icebox cookies

    • MollyB on April 15, 2026

      Delicious cookies if you want a complex, bittersweet coffee/cocoa flavor. They're not cookies I really crave for dessert, but are a perfect for mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack to wake up your taste buds. The recipes notes are correct that the cookies improve with sitting - they were definitely better the day after making them.

  • Gingerbread amaretti

    • caillahess on January 03, 2026

      Not a fan of traditional gingerbread cookies but these are delish.

  • Zaletti

    • selena__rhea on June 09, 2025

      Lovely lemony cookie with a gorgeous crunch from both the cornmeal and the raw sugar they were rolled in. I did have to chill the dough for a bit before rolling. Dried cranberries instead of traditional raisin very pleasant. Great cookie!

  • Italian Krispie treats

    • MollyB on April 25, 2026

      These are so good! Crossing tiramisu with Rice Krispie treats is such a great idea! The little bit of rum, espresso, and cocoa offset the marshmallow sweetness and make a nice, grown-up Rice Krispie treat.

  • Limoncello pistachio tart

    • Jw4144 on June 03, 2026

      Crust was easy to make. Curd was very tart so some tasters added whipped cream topping to balance out the tartness.

  • Spumoni loaf

  • Malted tiramisù

    • KCKB on November 28, 2024

      Made a hybrid version of this plus another favorite tiramisù recipe - the malted milk powder is a fantastic addition!

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  • ISBN 10 0593537181
  • ISBN 13 9780593537183
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  • Published Jun 25 2024
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 320
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Knopf

Publishers Text

Recipes that capture the flavors of la dolce vita, from Bologna to Brooklyn—Italian- and Italian-American-ish cakes, cookies, pies, and pastries, from the James Beard Award-nominated brains behind one of America’s best bakeries.

A joyous celebration of Italian, American, and Italian-American tastes and traditions, Dolci! is a compendium of molto delizioso baked goods from both sides of the Atlantic. In almost a hundred recipes, James Beard-nominated baker Renato Poliafito pays homage to pastries of the Old World and the New—with perfected versions of classics like Pastiera and Torta Caprese, Honey-Ricotta Black and Whites and Butter Cookies.

Poliafito puts his own unique spin on the baking traditions of both countries with recipes of his own inventions that are a mashup of Italian flavors and American innovation. Think Aperol Spritz Cake, Italian Rice Krispie Treats, Malted Tiramisù, Panettone Bread Pudding, and Mocha Orange Whoopie Pies. In addition to the many cakes, pies, tarts, and cookies, Poliafito also shares a host of savory recipes: Sourdough Focaccias, Perfect Grissini, Cacio e Pepe Arancini— and for good measure, Italian-inflected cocktails (Amaro Root Beer Float!) A vibrant comingling of two great culinary cultures filtered through the mind of an American with the heart of an Italian, Dolci! hits the sweet spot between Italian and American baking

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