Il Forno di Antonella

Il Forno di Antonella An authentic Italian home-based bakery

This will be my last Saturday Modesto Certified Farmers Market until October. I will be back Saturday October 10th. This...
08/08/2026

This will be my last Saturday Modesto Certified Farmers Market until October. I will be back Saturday October 10th.
This post is a crash course on how to survive without my desserts for the next weeks:
1. Buy in bulk this coming Saturday, so you can freeze treats and make them last
2. Every morning while sipping your coffee, look at the pictures on my IG and pretend to eat each and every treat!
3. Memorize the name of all my desserts, so you are prepared when I come back. You will be tested!
4. Don’t contaminate your taste buds with store bought treats, resist! 😂
…….What else?
Have a great summer!
Menu’ for tomorrow Modesto Certified Farmers Market
Biscotti di frolla
Ciambelle di mele 🍎 e noci
Caprese
Plum-cake agli amaretti e noci
Biscotti di fichi
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Torta al caffè
Ricciarelli
Focaccia con olive 🫒
Sample box
Mandorlata
Amaretti

Since the fig season is really short, I once again baked batches and batches of fig cookies for the Saturday market. Fun...
08/01/2026

Since the fig season is really short, I once again baked batches and batches of fig cookies for the Saturday market. Fun fact? If you go back to my post from last year you can find the meaning of different Italian expressions linked to the word fico, fig. But just for the fun of it, I can add another one that is pretty popular among us Italians: “che fighetto”!! It’s an informal expression, a little bit depregiative, that describes a snobbish person (usually a boy), kind of superficial, who likes showing off and wearing excessively fashionable clothes.
The base word “Che figo or fico” (cool) originally indicated something beautiful or an attractive, smart person. But if you use the diminutive “etto”, ( fighetto) the meaning deflates and becomes ironic: a “cool little guy”, or someone who tries to be cool at all costs without really being it!
Now that you know another Italian expression, you can also taste another Italian dessert:
Crostata alla marmellata
Tozzetti ( biscotti with hazelnuts and dark chocolate)
Focaccia
Biscotti di fichi
Sample box
Caprese
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Brutti ma buoni
Mandorlata
Amaretti
Torta al caffè

Do you know how carrot desserts were born? During the Middle Ages, sugar was considered a luxury good, reserved for the ...
07/25/2026

Do you know how carrot desserts were born? During the Middle Ages, sugar was considered a luxury good, reserved for the more affluent classes and, therefore, was limited for the majority of the population. Carrots started to be used since they were abundant and easy to grow. Their roots, thanks to the high natural sugar content, proved to be an excellent substitute for sweetening cakes and pastries, without compromising the texture or taste. With the advent of the sugar trade and the subsequent decrease in sugar prices, there was a significant change in the preparation of these cakes, but carrots remained the main ingredient, due to their moist consistency. Today I am preparing a different version of your typical American carrot cake. It has a heart of apricot jam, a high content of grated carrots, and is flavored with a shot of orange liqueur.😉
Menu’ for tomorrow
Modesto Certified Farmers Market
Biscotti coi fichi
Sample box
Dolcetti alle carote
Crostata ricciolina with hazelnuts, almonds, and Nutella
Caprese
Cantucci
Amaretti
Focaccia with olives
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Torta al caffè
Mandorlata

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Peaches, strawberries, lemons, mascarpone, Nutella, ricotta, almonds….so many different ingredients to choose from Torta...
07/18/2026

Peaches, strawberries, lemons, mascarpone, Nutella, ricotta, almonds….so many different ingredients to choose from
Torta Asiago with lemons and almonds
Crostata di Nutella
Ricciarelli
Sample box with meringhe
Amaretti
Focaccia with olives
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Torta al caffè
Pesche 🍑 in crosta
Sbriciolata with strawberries and lemons
Mandorlata
Caprese

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Zambellas are typical sweets from Dorgali, in Sardinia.They are shaped as flowers and made of an elastic dough, enriche...
07/11/2026

Zambellas are typical sweets from Dorgali, in Sardinia.
They are shaped as flowers and made of an elastic dough, enriched with orange and lemon zest, apricot jam in the center ( originally orange jam or honey) and adorned with a thin spiraled frolla string on the top.
The particular ingredient of these pastries is a typical spirit of Sardegna, called in dialect Filu ‘e Ferru (“iron wire”) or acquavite of Sardinia in Italian. It has an alcohol content above 40% and for this reason it is also called “abbardente” in the local dialect or water that burns. The name of this spirit dates back to the period of the Prohibition when it was produced illegally by farmers.
The stills of the aquavit were hidden underground in the countryside, often in pumpkins. To facilitate the discovery of the hidden spirit, the pumpkins were tied with wire, so that one end of it protruded from the ground indicating their position!
I used Marsala instead, and I confess that I tasted more than one!! 😋
Menu for tomorrow
Zambellas
Dolcetti alle pesche
Caprese
Mini boxes with zambellas and cantucci
Brutti ma buoni
Sample box
Amaretti
Focaccia with olives
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Torta al caffè
Mandorlata

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Do you like the combo of coconut and chocolate? Torta Calliope is just that: a soft cake made of flour, coconut flour an...
06/27/2026

Do you like the combo of coconut and chocolate? Torta Calliope is just that: a soft cake made of flour, coconut flour and generous chunks of Belgium dark chocolate.
Calliope is one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology, whose name literally means “the one with the beautiful voice”.
In the pastry world Calliope is usually chosen to name a dessert that evokes art and beauty, associating the cake with the figure of the inspiring muse.

Menu for tomorrow
Torta Calliope
Sample box
Sbriciolata fragole🍓 e limoni 🍋
Biscotti ripieni ( Nutella and apricot jam)
Plum-cake al caffe’
Ciambelle pesche 🍑
Pizzicotti di mandorle
Amaretti
Focaccia with olives
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Torta al caffè
Caprese
Mandorlata

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There is a specific variety of cherry called duroni ( duro in Italian means hard) characterized by extremely firm and c...
06/13/2026

There is a specific variety of cherry called duroni ( duro in Italian means hard) characterized by extremely firm and crunchy pulp, and that’s why they have their name. They are very large in size and have a naturally sweet flavor. In particular the duroni di Vignola, are among the finest and most popular cherries in Italy. They are grown exclusively between the provinces of Modena and Bologna, in Emilia, and are protected by IGP ( Protected Geographical Indication) From the name “Vignola” you might think of a territory famous for its vineyards ( vigna is vineyard). In reality, the town owes its global fame to these fruit trees.
Menu for tomorrow

Apricot jam tart in the sample box
Sample box
Torta sbriciolona con pesche 🍑
Ciambella di mele 🍎 e noci
Torta di riso
Focaccia with olives
Ricciarelli
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Torta al caffè
Caprese
Mandorlata
Amaretti

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For my focaccia I use the Castelvetrano olives (Nocellara del Belice variety) from the city of the same name in the prov...
06/06/2026

For my focaccia I use the Castelvetrano olives (Nocellara del Belice variety) from the city of the same name in the province of Trapani (Sicily), famous for their bright green color and crunchy pulp. For the black olives, I use the Greek Kalamata because the Taggiasche variety, from Taggia, in my land Liguria, are difficult to find here. A fun fact is that there are no “black olive trees”! Green and black olives are exactly the same fruit. The green ones are simply unripe, while the black ones are olives that have reached full maturity.
Tomorrow you can find them on the focaccia and….in the sweet frolla version on my apricot jam tarts!! 😉
Menu’:
Pizzicotti di paste di mandorle
Plum-cake al caffè
Torta gianduia
Torta di mele 🍎 e cannella
Biscottini al Parmigiano
Biscotti ripieni with Nutella and apricot jam
Focaccia with olives
Sample box
Caprese
Torta al caffè
Mini sample box
Mandorlata
Amaretti

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Last week I had an order for a baby shower, this week for a memorial service. From a celebration of a new life to a cel...
05/30/2026

Last week I had an order for a baby shower, this week for a memorial service. From a celebration of a new life to a celebration of a person’s past life . While I was kneading, I was respectfully thinking that even though I don’t know the person whose memorial service it was, I liked the idea of being a part of it, even if just with an after meal dessert. A gathering where memories, love, affection, and friendships talk about this person, where the grief can be lightened up by storytelling, a fun event of his life, a warm interaction with him.
So long….

Menu’
Bensone alle mandorle
Torta di riso
Torta al caffè
Mini sample box with tortine al caffe and sbriciolata limoni e fragole
Mini sample box with Baci di dama with Nutella and Biscottini della notte
Brutti ma Buoni
Cantucci
Amaretti
Caprese
Ricciarelli
Focaccia with olives
Biscottini al parmigiano
Mandorlata
Sample box
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