Frittelle or fritole are Venetian

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served only during

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. Similar to bomboloni, they are round, yeast-risen fried pastries. Frittelle are served in a number of different forms, including ''Fritelle Veneziane,'' which are unfilled and have pine nuts and raisins stirred into the dough; as well as several filled varieties. Fillings include pastry cream,

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, and occasionally less common fillings such as apple or chocolate custard cream. In the city of

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located in the Bari province of the

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region, frittelle (sometimes spelt frittelli) is used as another name for

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