{{Short description|Italian pastry}} {{About|the Bolognese dessert|the Venetian dessert|Pinza (dessert)}} {{Italics title}} {{Infobox food | name = ''Pinza bolognese'' | image = Pinza bolognese.jpg | image_size = | caption = | alternate_name = | country = Italy | region = Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | creator = | course = | type = | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = }}
'''''Pinza bolognese''''' (''pénza'' in Bolognese dialect) is a dessert that comes from the Bolognese peasant tradition, which was generally prepared during the Christmas holidays, although it is now consumed all year round. The recipe appears for the first time in 1644 in the volume ''L'economia del cittadino in villa'' by Vincenzo Tanara.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ricetta Pinza bolognese |url=https://www.cucchiaio.it/ricetta/ricetta-pinza-bolognese/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Il cucchiaio d'argento |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cremona |first=Luigi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qeHoUKfogVgC&dq=Pinza+bolognese&pg=PA80 |title=L'Italia dei dolci |date=2004 |publisher=Touring Editore |isbn=978-88-365-2931-5 |language=it}}</ref>
The name most probably derives from its shape, as it looks like a roll of dough that holds the ''mostarda bolognese'' (a sweet fruit jam, not the mustard-flavored ''mostarda di Cremona''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Segan |first=Francine |date=13 June 2019 |title=Pinza Bolognese – Jam-filled Specialty of Bologna |url=https://www.italymagazine.com/recipe/pinza-bolognese-jam-filled-specialty-bologna |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=ITALY Magazine |language=en}}</ref>) inside it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ricetta Pinza Bolognese - Il Giornale del Cibo |url=https://www.ilgiornaledelcibo.it/ricetta/pinza-bolognese/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Giornale del cibo |language=it-IT}}</ref>
Of a class of baked goods called ''torte da credenza'' in Italy, ''pinza bolognese'' stores well without refrigeration.<ref name=":0" />
==See also== {{Cookbook-inline|Pinza Mostarda Bolognese}} {{Portal|Italy|Food}} * List of Italian desserts and pastries * ''Pinza''
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Italian desserts
{{Italy-dessert-stub}}