The bakery blog

From our bakery

Stories, ingredients and tips from the Lapenna family bakery in Irsina.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
November 1, 2026 Christmas gift ideas with Le Origini treatsA panettone with vincotto sweets, an assortment of cangelle, scorzette or almond pastries: our Christmas gift ideas for every taste, which you can also send straight t...Read the article
November 1, 2026 Which panettone to choose: a guide to the six flavoursFruit or chocolate, Intense Noir Dark or Gianduia Intenso, a gift for someone you don't know well: the six Lapenna 2026 panettoni compared to help you choose.Read the article
November 1, 2026 Biscuits, cantucci and wine taralli: everyday treatsBiscuits with olive oil and lactose-free milk, cantucci with toasted almonds and wine taralli with cinnamon and lemon: the everyday sweets from the Lapenna bakery.Read the article
November 1, 2026 Mostaccioli and vincotto bites: the holiday sweetsFig syrup, cocoa and lemon: we tell you about pezzetti and mostaccioli with vincotto, including the four mostaccioli coatings, for your holiday table.Read the article