Eagle Rock Italian Bakery keeps family tradition alive with holiday treats

Luzdelia Caballero takes us to the Eagle Rock Italian Bakery, where the Carfarchia family keeps their longstanding tradition alive in the form of baked treats, including the classics like pasta frola, cuccidati and of course — cannoli.

ALL HANDS UP AT A LOCAL ITALIAN BAKERY AND A RICH HISTORY BEHIND EVERY RECIPE. BUT THIS PLACE MAY LOOK CALM ON THE OUTSIDE I CAN ASSURE YOU ON THE INSIDE ISN’T MUCH DIFFERENT STORY. EVERY ITALIAN RECIPE — HAS A STORY THAT LEADS TO ONE PLACE, HOME. >> THEY ORIGINATE FROM ITALY.

MY NAME IS BEATO. SINCE AROUND 1970 WHEN MY FATHER THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I TOOK IT OVER AND EARLY 70s. EVER SINCE HE CAN REMEMBER VETO HIS BROTHER ANTHONY IN THEIR LATE FATHER WORKED HERE TOGETHER. >> I GREW UP HERE. WE NEED TO SOMETHING ALL YOUR LIFE IT BECOMES A PART OF YOUR

CUSTOMERS AND YOUR WORKERS ARE PART OF YOUR FAMILY REPORT WHAT THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN THEIR ITALIAN-AMERICAN FAMILY FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. >> WE DO EVERYTHING THE WAY WE USED TO BY HAND. THE HOLIDAYS CONTINUED TO BE THEIR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR. >> YOU GET TO CONTROL ESPECIALLY

THE LAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. YOU CAN NEVER BE THANKFUL ONE DAY AND EMPTIED BY THE END OF THE DAY REPORTER: MAKING THOUSANDS OF TRADITIONAL ITALIAN COOKIES DURING A SINGLE SEASON. >> IT COULD BE 15 TO 20,000 COOKIES. NOT TOO FAR AWAY. >> I’M ANTHONY. WE MAKE CANNOLI AND THEY MAKE

THE SHELLS RIGHT HERE. THEY CAN GRAB LETTING IT AND GO AND THEN WE ADD POWDERED SUGAR PER CUP ANTHONY SAYS IN AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME WHERE FAMILY RECIPES REEMERGE. >> THESE ARE CANNOLIS CHOCOLATE DIPPED SHELL. IT’S A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COOKIE MADE WITH ALMONDS AND WALNUTS CHOCOLATE RAISINS AND

SOME ANGELICO WINE. >> IT’S BEEN AROUND FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. ANYTIME YOU SHARE PART OF YOUR ROOTS IT’S A WONDERFUL THING IN HER OF BEING AN AMERICAN REPORTER: PART OF THEIR GENERATIONAL LABOR OF LOVE. >> AS HARD AS IT IS IT’S WORTH IT. REPORTING IN