Christmas Collection 2026
Six flavours. One signature: Lapenna
From Zafferano dell'Aquila PDO saffron to Madagascar vanilla: Christmas, born in Irsina.
Bakers & Pastry Chefs since 1947 · Irsina · Handmade
What's your favourite treat?
How it's made
From wheat to oven
- Flour
- Eggs
- Rolling pin
- Water
- Crusco pepper
- Our treats
Goodness is in the details
Goodness comes from attention to detail and from choosing raw ingredients of the very highest quality.
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Since 1947 Bakers & pastry chefs
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Handmade In Irsina, Basilicata
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The 2026 collection
Six takes on Christmas
Born from the meeting of outstanding ingredients, research and craftsmanship.
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Tradizionale Innovativo
Ingredients
- Candied Sicilian Orange
- Australian Sei Corone Raisins
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Albicocca & Zafferano
Ingredients
- Zafferano dell'Aquila PDO Saffron
- Pellecchiella del Vesuvio Apricot
- Ecuadorian Dark Chocolate
- Light Crumble
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Cremino Caffè
Ingredients
- Coffee
- White Chocolate Cremino with Madagascar Vanilla
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Intense Noir Dark
Ingredients
- Cocoa
- Tonka Bean
- Sour Cherries
- Double Dark Chocolate 55% e 65% and Cocoa Crumble
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Pistacchio Cherry
Ingredients
- Pistachio Ganache and Cubes
- Ruby Chocolate Drops
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Gianduia Intenso
Ingredients
- Cocoa
- Hazelnut Paste
- Double Dark Chocolate
- Gianduia Chunks
- Cocoa Crumble
A little help choosing
Find your treat
Three questions and we'll suggest three treats from our bakery.
Our story
The Lapenna family bakery
Dal 1947 a oggi.
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1947
The beginning in Irsina
Savino Lapenna lights his oven in Irsina.
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Bread, pizzas and focaccias
Bread, pizzas and focaccias every day, and alongside them traditional pastries and sweets.
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A passion for good bread
Enterprise and a love of homemade bread: that is how the Lapenna family bakery made its name.
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Today
Antonio and Giuseppe
Antonio Lapenna and his son Giuseppe carry on the family recipes, with love and care.
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The panettone collection
Six panettoni born from outstanding ingredients, research and craftsmanship.
Irsina · Matera
Every treat is made here
Irsina is a small village a few kilometres from Matera. Here, since 1947, the Lapenna family bakery has been making traditional bread and sweets.
From our bakery
Sweet and savoury, all year round
Our shop
Choose your treat
Sweet treats
Savoury treats
Christmas
Lapenna • Bakers & Pastry Chefs since 1947
Gifts
A gift that tastes of home
A Lapenna panettone, a selection of sweets and cangelle: for Christmas, to say thank you, for someone who lives far from Irsina. You can have your order delivered directly to whoever you like.
For shops and businesses
Bring Le Origini to your shop
Grocers, delis, cafés, restaurants and businesses looking for gifts for clients and colleagues: write to us and we'll prepare a tailored offer.
Shops and delis
Our sweets and cangelle on your shop's shelves.
Cafés and restaurants
Biscuits and cantucci for breakfast and the end of a meal.
Corporate gifts
Panettoni and selections for your clients and colleagues.
From our bakery
Stories and treats
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November 10, 2026
Corporate Christmas gifts with Lucanian baked goodsPanettoni, vincotto sweets and cangelle: corporate Christmas gift ideas for clients, suppliers and colleagues with artisan treats from the Lapenna bakery.Read the article
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November 10, 2026
Irsina: what to see in the village and where to find our bakeryThe cathedral with the Saint Euphemia attributed to Mantegna, the cave houses, the Pizzicantò: what to see in Irsina, in the province of Matera, and where to drop by.Read the article
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November 10, 2026
Typical Lucanian Christmas sweets: festive flavours of BasilicataFig syrup, almonds and cinnamon: the Christmas sweets of the Lucanian tradition and the ones we make in our bakery, to bring to your table wherever you are.Read the article
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November 10, 2026
Peperone crusco: Basilicata's «red gold» explainedSweet, crunchy, bright red: what peperone crusco is, how it is made, how to use it in the kitchen and how we put it into our cangelle.Read the article
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November 10, 2026
Typical Lucanian baked goods: what to try and where to find themDurum wheat bread, taralli, fig syrup and crusco pepper: a short guide to the typical baked goods of Basilicata and the treats we bake in Irsina.Read the article
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November 1, 2026
Wholemeal and five-grain biscuits for breakfastWholemeal biscuits with semolina and lemon, five-grain biscuits and the version with blueberries: how they are made, how they differ and a few breakfast ideas.Read the article
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November 1, 2026
Almond pastries and scorzette: our almond sweetsAlmond pastries with cinnamon and lemon and scorzette with toasted almonds and chocolate, also with pistachio: ingredients, packs and ideas for serving them.Read the article
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November 1, 2026
Cangelle on the table: aperitivo ideasThe three-flavour bowl, pairings with the board and with the glass: a few ideas for serving our cangelle at aperitivo time.Read the article
