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  • Homemade cookies: how to make a perfect shortcrust pastry

    Homemade cookies: how to make a perfect shortcrust pastry

    Ingredients:For the butter crust:250 g all-purpose flour100 g icing sugar100 g cold butter1 egg + 1 yolk1 baking powder1 teaspoon1 vanillinFor the chocolate coating:100 g of melted dark chocolate Addresses:1. In a bowl, mix the flour with the butter.2. Then add sugar, baking powder, salt and vanillin.3. Finally add the eggs and form a homogeneous…

  • Rustici with cheese and sausage: the recipe for a quick and tasty appetizer

    Rustici with cheese and sausage: the recipe for a quick and tasty appetizer

    The rustic ones with cheese and chorizo ​​are tasty and very easy to prepare appetizers, ideal to serve as an appetizer or as a picadillo as an appetizer. To make them you will only need puff pastry cut into strips, sausage and sesame seeds and sprinkled with egg yolk. Once the filling is added, the…

  • Black Forest Cake: the recipe for the delicious and spectacular traditional German dessert

    Black Forest Cake: the recipe for the delicious and spectacular traditional German dessert

    Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte in German) is a traditional German cake that comes from the Black Forest, located in the region of Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is a delicious and spectacular dessert based on chocolate cake, filled with whipped cream, cherries in syrup, it just requires a lot of attention during the different preparation…

  • Sandwich trees: the recipe for a simple and effective appetizer

    Sandwich trees: the recipe for a simple and effective appetizer

    IngredientsVACCINE RICOTTA250 grSPREADABLE CREAM CHEESE130 grMILANESE SALAMI130 grBREAD FOR SANDWICHES5 long slicesGRATED PARMESAN CHEESE1 tablespoonSALT1 pinchROSEMARYto tastePARSLEYto tasteSMOKED PROVOLAto tasteSandwich trees are an easy, tasty and impressive idea, perfect for the Christmas lunch table and holiday buffets . These are layers of soft white bread, cut with molds of different sizes in the shape of…

  • Chocolate pine cones: the original and delicious dessert for Christmas

    Chocolate pine cones: the original and delicious dessert for Christmas

    Ingredients:  200 g of dark chocolate  150 g of butter 3 eggs  1 pinch of salt  1 tsp of vanilla sugar  200 g of sugar  100 g of flour  50 g of cocoa powder  100 g of toasted walnuts Caramel sauce Cocoa breakfast cereals  Powdered sugar  Directions: 1. Melt sugar and butter.  2. Aside, mix…

  • Stuffed potatoes: such a good dish is worth trying!

    Stuffed potatoes: such a good dish is worth trying!

    INGREDIENTS6 potatoesExtra virgin olive oilCheeseSpeck6 eggs METHOD1. Place the kitchen foil on a baking tray and arrange the potatoes. Sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil and close with another sheet of kitchen foil. Bake in oven at 180°C/360°F for 35 minutes.2. When the potatoes are done and soft enough remove them from the oven. Cut…

  • Wafer truffles: a true delicacy, they will finish in no time!

    Wafer truffles: a true delicacy, they will finish in no time!

    How to make a special treat in no-time! INGREDIENTS Vanilla:  250 g vanilla wafers;  50 g (½ cup) whole almonds;  100 ml (½ cup) condensed milk;  100 g (1 cup) shredded coconut;  60 ml (½ cup) condensed milk. Chocolate:  250g chocolate wafers;  50 g (½ cup) whole hazelnuts;  100 g (½ cup) hazelnut cream;  100…

  • Christmas charcuterie board: a unique idea to surprise everyone!

    Christmas charcuterie board: a unique idea to surprise everyone!

    INGREDIENTS2 types of sharp cheese1 head of brie1 small hear of brie and camembertMixed dry rosemary and chili flakesPretzelsOlives and cranberries for decorSliced salamiCrackersPretzelsCandy canesJam METHOD1. Make a Santa’s head, slicing the top ⅔ of the rid and cutting two ovals out of it making a mustache. Place mustache on bottom 2/3 of the brie,…

  • Savory puff pastry sunflower: the delicious recipe with pesto and cheese

    Savory puff pastry sunflower: the delicious recipe with pesto and cheese

    The savory puff pastry sunflower is a spectacular and very tasty appetizer , which can also be served for a buffet. To make it we used 2 rolls of puff pastry , which we spread with basil pesto , then adding a wheel of camembert or brie to the center of the sunflower . The…

  • Perfect roasted potatoes: how to make perfect

    Perfect roasted potatoes: how to make perfect

    Roasted potatoes are a classic side dish that can be enjoyed with a variety of meals. They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a rich, buttery flavor that makes them irresistible. Roasting potatoes is a simple and easy way to bring out their natural sweetness and nuttiness. This recipe will…

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