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{{Short description|Italian sweet bread}}
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{{Infobox food
| name             = ''Pandoro''
| image            = Pandoro with slice.jpg
| image_size       = 270px
| caption          = 
| alternate_name   = 
| country          = [[Italy]]
| region           = [[Verona]], [[Veneto]]
| creator          = Domenico Melegatti{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
| course           = 
| type             = Dessert bread
| served           = 
| main_ingredient  = [[Flour]], [[Eggs as food|eggs]], [[butter]], [[sugar]]
| variations       = 
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'''''Pandoro''''' ({{IPA|it|panˈdɔːro|lang}}) is an [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] [[List of sweet breads|sweet bread]], most popular around [[Christmas]] and [[New Year]]. Typically a product of the city of [[Verona]],  Veneto, ''pandoro'' traditionally has an eight-pointed shape.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last= |first= |date=2023-12-07 |title=Pandoro And Panettone: The Staples Of An Italian Christmas |url=https://italicsmag.com/2023/12/07/pandoro-and-panettone-the-staples-of-an-italian-christmas/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Italics Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> It is often dusted with vanilla scented [[Powdered sugar|icing sugar]], which is said to resemble the snowy peaks of the [[Alps]] during Christmas.

Its name and origins are attributed to the Italian pastry chef Domenico Melegatti.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}