GRANDMA’S RICOTTA POUND CAKE (The Best Recipe)
This is hands down my favorite poundcake! I can’t say enough good things about it, except that it’s so moist, rich in flavor, and just plain delicious!
CANNONCINI: Amazing Italian Pastry Cream
There is an Italian pastry called “cannoncini”, which means “little cannons”. These are a bit like cannoli, but filled with pastry cream instead of ricotta cheese. Cannoncini are very similar to cream sticks. See below for a recipe for the pastry and the filling. Recipe from: http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m1222F06.htm Makes: 10 Cannoncini INGREDIENTS: Dough: 2-1/4 …
OLD FASHIONED LEMON RICOTTA COOKIES
These are soft, tender, cake-like cookies that have been kissed by lemons.
CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES
Topped with snowy sprinkles and a confectioners’ sugar glaze, these brown sugar cookies are fun and festive even in the most frightful weather!
CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES
Spritz is a generic term for cookies formed into fanciful shapes when the dough is forced through a cookie press.
PAN SPEZIALE CHRISTMAS CAKE
“Pan Speziale” is so-called because it was prepared by the friars of the Bologna Charterhouse and is a typical sweet for the Christmas period.
OLD FASHIONED HONEY DONUT CAKE (CIAMBELLA AL MIELE)
A sweet and soft donut cake with honey, to make your breakfast more delicious and healty.
The perfect cake to dunk in milk!
FISH BAKED IN SALT (PESCE AL SALE)
One of the easiest and fastest ways to prepare an excellent fish dish.
OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CARTELLATE FRITTERS
For your Christmas table, try this fantastic and traditional recipe from the South of Italy.
CHRISTMAS DINNER: ITALIAN TORTELLINI SOUP
One of the most popular dishes for the traditional christmas dinner in Italy is the tortellini soup.