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Fougassettes Venturini

Scented with orange-blossom water, the bread is slashed in seven places with the corner of a spatula to symbolize the face of Christ (eyes, ears, nose, mouth). Production increases at Christmas, when every dessert table in Provence has a brioche among its 13 sweets, symbolizing Christ and the apostles. If that's not enough symbolism for you, the table is laid with three cloths, signifying the Holy Trinity.