Mi sembra giusto astenermi dallo scrivere in inglese, quando si tratta di trattare ricette prettamente italiane! In questo caso ancor di più, dato che la ricetta oltre ad essere italiana è Napoletana! =D
Ho finalmente aperto il mio nuovo libro di ricette Napoletane e questa è la prima che testo... sperando che stasera gli ospiti ne siano soddisfatti! =)
Ingredienti:
150 gr. farina
4 uova
200 gr. zucchero a velo
100 gr. noci (+decorazione q.b.)
Per la bagna:
2 bicchierini di Maraschino
Per la farcia:
500 ml. panna montata
In una terrina sbattere i tuorli d'uovo con lo zucchero a velo. Incorporare poi la farina e i gherigli di noce tritati e tostati (io ho aggiunto 2 dita di latte per ammorbidire leggermente).
A parte montare i bianchi d'uovo a neve fermissima ed incorporarli delicatamente all'impasto fino ad omogeneo.
Imburrare due tortiere da 22 cm e dividere l'impasto in queste ultime. Infornare a 180° per circa 40 minuti (30 minuti se forno preriscaldato). Appena le torte saranno dorate, farle raffreddare ed estrarle dalle teglie.
Bagnare con il Maraschino il disco inferiore, farcire con la panna ben montata, adagiare l'altro disco anch'esso bagnato inferiormente. Coprire il tutto con la restante panna e decorare con altri gherigli di noce interi (preferibilmente caramellati) =)
Sunday morning...it's 1:00 pm and i woke up a bit ago =) I won't have lunch and i decided to prepare a hot chocolate. I wanted so much, and now i'm enjoying it! =D
Ingredients:
1/2 milk
3 tablespoons of whipping cream
2 tablespoons of white sugar
100 gr. dark chocolate
almond extract
Melt chocolate. Once melted add sugar cream and milk and bring to hot on a low heat.
Add almond extract and stir again. Remove from heat and pour it in your cup. Add whipping cream on top if you want ;)
Mum and Daddy are coming back from the Hospital and, meanwhile, i'm baking (or better, toasting) them breakfast =)
Accompanied with a cup of coffee or cappuccino, this is one of the best breakfast you could prepare! =)
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
6 slices of brioche bread (cut into two)
2 eggs
3/4 cup of milk
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
cinnamon
ginger
nutmeg
pinch of salt
vanilla extract
+nutella
+butter for grease the pan
+1 banana
In a medium bowl mix the eggs, milk, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and vanilla until well combined. Spread the Nutella on the bread, then place the other bread slices on them to make a Nutella sandwich and cut diagonally. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Once hot, drop a tablespoon of butter and wait until melted. Dip the bread into the liquid mixture until coated well on each side. Drop the sandiwches into the hot pan and cook 4 halves at a time using a tablespoon of butter for each batch. Cook until golden brown, about 3 - 4 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and eat immediately. Top with the fresh bananas and whipped cream if you want!
The muffins can be made in many different flavors, in recent months we have seen a lot and today I present a recipe that I tried it myself a few days ago, pistachio muffins! The recipe for these delicious muffins is really simple, you can do it in just half an hour and will be perfect to serve snacks or meals to finish sweetly! The pistachio muffins are also excellent gift idea for Christmas =)
Ingredients:
170 gr. flour
130 gr. white sugar
10 gr. pistachios
100 gr. butter
2 eggs
80 ml. milk
1 teaspoon of baking powder
Preheat the oven to 180°.
In a medium bowl mix all dry ingredients and mix well.
In a large bowl whisk eggs, melted butter and milk, and add dry ingredients to egg mixture. Mix until incorporated.
Chop pistachios not too finely. Add pistachios to dough and mix. Pour the dough into a muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes =)
What's your favourite "after lunch"?
Mine is a peanutty hot chocolate, for today :) so thin and delicious..good for a lazy, cold afternoon!
Remember this recipe ;)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 – 1/3 cup sugar/honey, more or less to taste*
Dash of salt
1/3 cup water
4 cups whole milk
1/4 cup Peanut Butter
Combine dry ingredients in a medium saucepan and whisk in water over medium heat. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Boil for 2 minutes. Whisk in peanut butter.
Add milk and whisk and heat until hot, but do not boil. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla extract. Serve topping with whipped cream or milk foam :)
I had some pears that were a little too ripe, so I went looking for a good way to use them. I LOVE this recipe! Yes, they’re fried… which means I won’t make these very often, but they are delicious!
Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 pear – peeled, cored, and diced
2/3 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
3 tbsp milk
oil for deep frying
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the pears until caramelized, then set aside to cool.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Add egg and milk into the dry ingredients and mix well.
Fold the pears into the batter.
Heat oil . Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls into the hot oil and fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels =)
What's the cure for a chilly Fall morning? A pumpkin spice latte. I decided to make some today because the girls have the week off from school and they really wanted to cook. They wanted to make a pumpkin pie, but I thought it would be fun to take our pumpkin pie recipe and turn it into a drink.
I've had pumpkin spice lattes in the past that really only have nutmeg and cinnamon. I made ours with real pumpkin purée, and I sweetened the latte with condensed milk.
You can change pumpkin with nutella or some sweet pastes :)
Ingredients:
3/4 cup whole milk
1/2 little cup espresso coffee
2 tablespoons condensed milk
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (or almond extract)
1/2 cup pumpkin purée
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder, + extra for dusting
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
In a bowl, combine the cinnamon powder, ground ginger, nutmeg and clove.
Brew your espresso coffee.
Add vanilla extract to 1 1/2 finger of milk if you like. Froth the milk.
In another non-stick saucepan, combine the remaining milk, pumpkin purée, condensed milk and the pumpkin spice mix. Warm the dairy mixture over medium-low heat. Do not bring to a boil. Once it's hot, add the coffee. Stir well.
Pour into the cup. Make sure to fill up the cup 3/4 of the way up with the drink. Top with the milk foam. Dust with a little cinnamon powder.
Serve with tea cakes or cookies.
Sip slowly, it's time to relax! ^^
