{"id":9126,"date":"2021-01-10T07:45:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T07:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unochefpergaia.it\/?p=9126"},"modified":"2023-04-07T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T08:44:28","slug":"biscotti-le-scarpette-di-santilario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unochefpergaia.it\/en\/biscotti-le-scarpette-di-santilario\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarpette di Sant’Ilario biscuits"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 13 January, Parma celebrates its patron saint<\/strong>, Saint Ilario<\/strong>, and, as in all Italian cities, there is a recipe<\/strong> inextricably linked to the city’s patron saint: in the case of Parma, the recipe is Scarpette di Sant’Ilario<\/strong> biscuits<\/strong>, which you can also easily prepare in a gluten free version.<\/p>\n

Why a biscuit with this unusual shape?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

History has it that Bishop Ilario from Poitiers<\/strong> (circa 315-369 A.D.) found himself passing through the city of Parma on a cold, snowy winter day wearing only a pair of old, worn-out shoes<\/strong>. Pitifully, a cobbler gave him a pair of new shoes and the next day, in his workshop, Ilario’s old shoes had turned into golden shoes<\/strong>. So it is that the shoe-shaped biscuits richly decorated with coloured icing want to celebrate the Saint on the anniversary of his death, and the generosity of the people from the Emilia region.<\/p>\n

Images of the saint can be found in several monuments<\/strong> in the city, including a fresco in the pendentives of the cathedral dome by Correggio<\/strong> <\/a>and a fresco inside the Church of San Giovanni by Parmigianino<\/strong><\/a>both of which you cannot miss if you visit my city.<\/p>\n

Decorating these biscuit shoes is therefore a tradition, especially to the delight of children who do not go to school on the holiday and thus have time to engage in such a creative activity together with their parents on a somewhat unconventional festive day. To hear the story of St. Ilario in detail, I tell it to you in this episode of Santi comuni<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The only difficulty you might encounter? Finding the mould to cut the biscuits for which you will probably have to resort to some specialised shops in Parma, such as Dalla A allo Zucchero<\/a>in the heart of the city to tempt us with everything you need to have fun with sweets.<\/p>\n

Naturally, given the abundant use of sugar<\/strong> for decoration, the Scarpette di Sant’Ilario are not very suitable for habitual consumption, especially for those with diabetes: so be careful not to get carried away either by the decorations (which is why I have not been able to tell you the carbohydrate value<\/strong> of the decorated biscuits because it can vary very significantly depending on the decoration made), or by the consumption of these little gems which are a real temptation!<\/p>\n

\"Biscotti<\/a><\/p>\n

Scarpette di Sant’Ilario biscuits<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

carbohydrates of the shortbread 67g per 100 g of baked biscuits<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Ingredients <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n