1.0Delicious Recipeshttps://www.gzrecipes.com/enmielefarinaefantasiahttps://www.gzrecipes.com/en/author/mielefarinaefantasia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5T3uS0KbGB"><a href="https://www.gzrecipes.com/en/mielefarinaefantasia/neapolitan-sweet-casatiello-family-recipe/">Neapolitan sweet casatiello. Family recipe</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.gzrecipes.com/en/mielefarinaefantasia/neapolitan-sweet-casatiello-family-recipe/embed/#?secret=5T3uS0KbGB" width="600" height="338" title="“Neapolitan sweet casatiello. Family recipe” — Delicious Recipes" data-secret="5T3uS0KbGB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.gzrecipes.com/content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/sweetcasatiello3.jpg12001001Today I will tell you about another typical recipe from my land, the sweet casatiello. Yes, there is also a sweet version of the Neapolitan casatiello, although in terms of dough type and ingredients it has little to do with its savory "cousin." At my home it is traditionally prepared for both Christmas and Easter. It is a pastry made with sourdough starter, sugar, eggs, lard (or butter) and flavorings. All topped and decorated with a delicious and crunchy royal icing and colored sprinkles. The inside of the sweet casatiello has a soft texture but, at the same time, is more compact and with a tighter crumb than a Christmas panettone (if you want to make a comparison). In my family's tradition sweet casatielli must be tall and narrow; for this reason the molds used have a circumference of about 22/24 cm in width and at least 12/14 cm in height. You can, however, use molds you already have at home; bundt cake pans work fine too. The only two changes I made to my grandmother's original recipe concern the use of a stand mixer instead of hands and the type of flour. My grandmother used weak flour and had enormous problems managing fermentation, because weak flour has weak gluten and cannot support very long rises. Thanks to her long experience with this type of cake and to her very, very strong sourdough starter, she managed—albeit with some worries and "races against time"—to make wonderful casatielli, until she discovered Manitoba flour. Enjoy the reading and happy sweet casatiello.