Panforte di Siena Gluten Free

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Panforte di Siena Gluten Free

Panforte Gluten Free is the inclusive variant of the quintessential Sienese dessert, a triumph of spices, candied fruit and almonds that manages to keep its dense, chewy texture intact even without the use of wheat flour.

The preparation was delegated to theArte dei Medici e Speziali of Siena and was intended exclusively for the nobles, the rich and the clergy in view of the fact that it contained, in addition to orange, citron and melon peels, almonds and spices that were very expensive for those times. As time went by, Panpepato did not undergo substantial changes and the ingredients remained more or less the same, until 1879, when Queen Margherita visited the city of Siena.

For the occasion, an apothecary prepared a panforte without the melon coating and with a vanilla sugar coating instead of black pepper. The Sienese offered it to the queen as “Panforte Margherita,” the name by which this more delicate “white” panforte is still known and marketed today.

In May 2013, Panforte di Siena was awarded PGI certification.