If a trip to Italy isn’t in your plans this year, you can still enjoy a taste of la dolce vita at home with Bauli’s line of traditional Italian pastries, crafted from time-honored recipes. Ruggero Bauli, who founded the bakery in Verona in 1922 after surviving the steamship Princess Mafalda wreck while en route to America, built a legacy of fine baking that has now returned to the United States with Bauli USA.
The selection includes classic holiday specialties such as Il Panettone di Milano, a rich sweet bread studded with candied citron, lemon zest and plump raisins and baked in a tall cylindrical mold. Another seasonal favorite is Il Pandoro di Verona, a light, golden cake-like bread from Verona, shaped like a star and traditionally dusted with confectioners’ sugar to evoke fresh Alpine snow. The range also offers filled croissants in flavors like vanilla custard, cherry jam and chocolate cream, providing everyday treats as well as holiday centerpieces.