Best Italian Recipes
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The Bounty chocolate bars are super easy to make. You only need a couple of ingredients and some patience. The preparation of the Bounty chocolate is really simple. It is keeping them in fridge to harden that takes longer. I know you are not patient (neither am I!), but trust me they are worth waiting.
I remember my Mom’s carrot cake and how easy-to-make it was. This one though, and because it has layers, seemed super difficult to me. It. Is. Not. This moist carrot cake is really easy and quick to make. To make it short, it is mixing all the ingredients together and then spreading the frosting all over once baked. Can it be any easier?
The curd is not quite so common in Italy though. Once I was craving for donuts, and had to figure out how to replace the ingredient that does not exist in Italy. The MAIN ingredient! So after a few attempts, I decided to replace the curd with the ricotta cheese and curd cheese (nope, it is not the same as curd). The homemade donuts turned out amazing! Isn’t it lovely when you can make one of your favorite sweets abroad not having the main ingredient? It DOES make one happy, trust me 🙂
If you are looking for a simple chocolate pear cake recipe, here is the one! The most time consuming part is melting the butter and chocolate. The rest is mixing all the ingredients together. And the final part is tucking the pears into the batter. And this is it! ALERT NOTE: you do not cut the pears, you DO. NOT. They are the most beautiful part of this cake, especially when served, you will see!
But instead of the coffee and walnut cake, let’s talk about coffee first. This time about cappuccino. Have you ever heard that Italians do not drink cappuccino after 11 am? This is weird but true. And you know the funny part of this whole story? Since when I live in Italy, I got used to it and would hardly have one after 11 am. Do you think you would change your habits? In any case, don’t worry too much. I have some good news for you! (read further)
The cranberry pistachio biscotti turn out really hard (and this is OK!) but they are amazing if dipped into coffee or tea. Or wine. Yes, wine! Although it may sound crazy, Tuscan people eat cantucci dipping them into wine. They are usually served as digestive, and there is quite a number of articles on wines that go along best with cantucci. Have you ever tasted cantucci with wine? Did you like the combination? Let me know in the comments below.
Now that most of us are working from home, it is at times hard to find energy (yeah, I know, although the alarm rings two hours later, it is still a big mess, you with me? 😀 ). The homemade energy bars is a great option for candy lovers and energy seekers! Even more, they are extremely healthy as there are no sugars in it. I ensure you that once you try them, you will never ever stop making them! There are two more things that I love about (and I am sure you will, too!) these energy bars, first…
The blueberry zucchini bread is the best you will EVER make. The cake is so quick to make, and because of fresh blueberries and zucchini, the flavor is amazing, and it is so moist, too. There is one thing I can promise here: every bite will be heavenly! I love this bread so much, and I am sure you will, too. Turn the coffee machine on and let’s get a bite!
Time and patience. It is the secret to getting the Lebanese baklava ready. As this is the best baklava recipe of all times, grab a glass of your favorite wine, and let’s get to work. Yes, you will need patience. A lot of patience, but the result will pay it off!
The apple mascarpone cake is sooooo moist and so delicious. What makes it so special? It is the mascarpone cheese. Really GENIUS! There is one thing I A-D-O-R-E about this cake: you do not necessarily have to have apples. No worries if you don’t, you can use the same base yet with other ingredient such as pears or berries, or even chocolate chips. Would you believe me if I said that the apple option is the best?
Chocolate mayonnaise cake. Yes, you read it right. Mayonnaise may be an important ingredient when it comes to making soft and moist cakes. My Grandma has an amazing mayonnaise cookie recipe (she is keeping the recipe secret, by the way) but she has never tried this mayo cake. If you, just like my Grandma, think this does not make a lot of sense, give it a try, and let’s talk about it again once you finish your cake.
This easy lemon drizzle cake is by far my favorite. Sweet and sour because of the zest used in the batter. And let’s not forget the lemon drizzle topping – it is heavenly! Can you imagine the smell? The smell of lemon that makes you get salivate in a nanosecond lol Okay okay, you better get the ingredients ready and we head towards the kitchen!
These Nutella cookies (also known as Nutella Biscuits or Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies) are definitely my favorite Nutella stuffed cookies that I am sure you will love! Ready to follow me?
I dare to say this is the best Italian recipe when it comes to baking. These are really simple to make Sardinian almond cookies that only require a couple of ingredients. I always wanted to make these cookies myself, but was always a bit cautious to using supermarket eggs. I have recently gotten some fresh eggs from the farmer, and the Sardinian almond cookies were the first to come to my mind!
The Italian recipes not only have more vanilla cream dessert making options. Some use the same base to make the chocolate cream dessert. Let’s try this one for now, and let’s put some chopped chocolate or chocolate chips this time to get more flavor. So let’s get started!
I love baking, and I love easy and quick to make recipes. I had some coconut and was not sure where to use it. Until I came up with this idea to use it to make cookies! I am sure there can be lots of variations when it comes to these coconut cookies. You may add nuts, even jam! I love the cookies the way they are as the recipe is so simple, and the cookies turn so chewy and delicious!
This cake is a no butter cake, yet the taste is still extremely good. I love this apple cake recipe because it is super easy to make, and it only takes a couple of minutes to getting the ingredients ready. The rest is the baking time. You may want to make this cake for your coffee break, or when your friends are coming over. You all will love it, I promise!
I have decided not to buy anything particular this year (oh this 2020!), but instead to make the cake in a jar / chocolate brownie. A super sweet thing about it is that the fresh ingredients are to be written on a label and attached to the jar. Isn’t it cute? You can even write the Christmas greetings on it, it will definitely make this cake in a jar / chocolate brownie even more pleasant to receive!
The thumbprint cookies can be made with any type of jam or marmalade. I had some orange marmalade (that is a special one as it is made by my Grandma :)) so I used it for the cookies this time. If I had to go for another jam or marmalade, I would use cranberry or raspberry jam. Both are a bit bitter and I trust they both make the thumbprint cookies really delicious.
I know this chocolate salami since I was a kid. I remember my mom making it at times, and it was one of the most delicious sweets. There are quite many combinations of this chocolate salami, yet the one I share below is my favorite. I like this one because it has some bitter cocoa in it that makes the flavor even stronger (some people make it with dark chocolate instead). And those hazelnuts. Ohhh those roasted hazelnuts!
It seemed complicated until I tried making sugared cranberries | candied cranberries myself. Oh how super easy it is! And the sugar coating is not a mystery anymore 😀
When I was a kid, my Grandma was baking apple cakes nearly every week. I even have her recipe on the website, click here to check it out. It is one of my favorite apple cakes for sure, but now that I came up with the Ukrainian apple cake recipe, I must admit there are two best apple cake recipes on my favorite recipe list. Yes, the ingredients are pretty much the same, but the dough and so the flavor are completely different.
