Italian Recipes

Vanilla and orange cheesecake

INGREDIENTS 650 g Philadelphia cream cheese 200 g Digestive biscuits 120 g Unsalted butter, melted 250 ml Double cream 200 g Sugar 1 Vanilla pod, sliced lengthways 1 Spoon Cornflour 1 Egg 5 Yolks Equipment: 23 cm loose-bottomed cake tin METHOD Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs and mix them thoroughly with melted butter in a large bowl until the crumbs are completely coated. Butter and line with baking paper

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Cannoli Siciliani

Ingredients for about 12 cannoli: Filling: 500 gr. Ricotta cheese 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 100 gr. Confectioner’s sugar 40 gr. Candied orange peel 30 gr. Bitter chocolate, chopped Chopped Pistachio nuts Press the ricotta through a sieve or whirl in a food processor until smooth. Beat in cinnamon, sugar and all the other ingredients. Refrigerate. Cannoli shells: 1 Cup Flour 1 Tablespoon sugar a Pinch of salt 20 gr. Lard 8

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Spinach and Ricotta Gnudi – Naked Ravioli

INGREDIENTS 1 kg Fresh Spinach 1 kg Goat’s milk Ricotta Cheese 5 Eggs 100 g All-purpose Flour 200 g Grated Parmesan 100 g Butter 15 Bay leaves Pinch of grated Nutmeg Salt Ground Black Pepper FOR THE GNUDI Wash carefully the spinach in cold water. Bring lightly salted water to a rapid boil in a large pot and cook the spinach for few minutes. Drain and press out excess water.

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Salt Cod Ravioli with Bream Sauce

Recipe for about 55 ravioli FOR THE PASTA DOUGH 50 g Flour (what kind? I would put all-purpose flour) 5 Eggs 1 Teaspoon Salt Mix the flour, the eggs and the salt until the dough is well combined and smooth. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 90 minutes. In the meanwhile prepare the filling. FOR THE FILLING 400 g Salt-dried Cod 1 Clove Garlic 1 Tablespoon Extravirgin Olive

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Chicken liver Pate with Wine-glassed Figs and Walnuts

INGREDIENTS 400g of Chicken Liver 250ml Red Tuscany Wine 1 small glass of “Vin Santo” 150 Gr Buttert 1 Onion 2 Carrots Stalk of celery 50g of Walnut 100g of Dried Figs Extra Virgin Olive Oil METHOD First thing: soak the figs in Red Wine for a night. After that you have to chop the vegetables, place them into a pot with a few drops of Olive Oil and stew

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How to Make Perfect a Guacamole

Hot to make a perfect Guacamole? Here our special Recipe! INGREDIENTS 2 Ripe Avocados 1 Tbsp of fresh lime juice with its grated rind Salt ½ Tbsp of chopped coriander 3 Little Tomatoes 1 White Onion 1 Fresh Chili Pepper Extra virgin olive oil METHOD Peel the onion and chop it with a knife, peel the tomatoes, put them into boiling water for a few seconds then cut them into

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