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 ITALIAN EASY BREAD
This is my favorite bread to use as garlic bread, bruschetta, French Toast, stuffing, bread pudding or in any recipe that calls for a sturdy old-fashioned bread.
SFINGI (RICOTTA PUFFS)
Sfingi are deep-fried doughnut like puffs that are made throughout Italy—especially in Sicily.
CHRISTMAS ORANGE DROP COOKIES
These are perfect with a cup of coffee or hot tea. A little reminiscent of a scone–only a bit more sweet.
DECADENT CHRISTMAS FUDGE TORTE
This delicious fudge torte is perfect for a holiday or Christmas dessert.
It is mildly coffee flavored and topped with a rich chocolate nut glaze.
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!