November 07, 2008
Ingredients:
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 package Bertolini Lievito Vaniglinato (16 g)
4 cups flour
jam of choice
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Directions:
Beat eggs, add sugar and vegetable oil and mix until sugar is dissolved
add 1 package of Bertolini lievito vaniglinato
stretch dough with fingers into mold
add flour little at a time until it is a consistency of cookie dough
spray cookie molds with non stick spray like Pam
add 1/2 tsp of thick jam per mold
cover jam with dough and pinch edges
brush with eggs
place filled molds onto cookie sheet
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Cook 500 deg F for 4-5 minutes. Keep close watch and remove when they are golden brown. These are
Italian cookies Mamma style, Mangiare.
September 18, 2008
There are many types of Italian breads, Ciabatta, Pane carasau, Pane casareccio, Panino, Focaccia, Pane toscano (without salt), Michetta, Rosetta, Ciriola, Pane pugliese, Pane di Altamura, Pane Fritto, Grissini torinesi, Tigella, Crescentina, Piadina, Pita to name a few. The following is an authentic age old Italian recipe for fried bread Mamma style.
Ingredients:
2 cups of warm water
2 tbsp active dry yeast
1 tbsp salt
2 cups of flour
Vegetable oil (for frying pan)
Directions:
- Wait for yeast to float on top of the water then add flour
- Mix till no lumps (not like pancake dough)
- The dough should stick to your hands and fingers for the consistency to be correct
- Leave until ready to fry do not touch it!!
- If the house is hot/warm the dough will rise faster
- Fill the frying pan ¾ full with vegetable oil and set burner or stove up as high as 8.
- On the side fill a little bowl with some oil to dip your fingers in so the dough does not stick too badly to your fingers. Remember to frequently oil your fingers and hands to prevent dough from sticking.
- Pinch a bit of dough, quickly spread it or stretch it then carefully place it into the oil in the pan (see photo).
- Can cook quickly so do not leave unattended.
- Flip when underside is golden brown.
Let cool and enjoy! Mangia!
July 12, 2008
This recipe makes approximately 24 cookies.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup (425 ml)
2 tsp (10 ml)
3/4 cup (175 ml)
2
3/4 cup (175 ml)
1/3 cup (75 ml)
2 tsp (10 ml)
1/2 tsp (2 ml)
1 1/2 tsp (7 ml)
1
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flour
baking powder
whole unblanched almond
eggs
sugar
melted butter
vanilla
almond extract
grated orange rind
egg white lightly beaten
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Directions:
- In large bowl combine flour and baking powder.
- Stir in Almonds.
- Whisk eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and orange rind.
- Stir into flour mixture until soft, sticky dough forms.
- Transfer dough to lightly floured surface, form into smooth ball, divide in half, roll each into 12 inch long log. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- brush tops with egg whites.
- bake in 350 F oven for 20 minutes. Remove and cool for 5 minutes on rack. Cut diagonally into 3/4 inch thick slices, stand cookies upright on baking sheet.
- bake sliced cookies for an additional 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- cool on rack … mangia!!
Biscotti in Italian means cookie and also means twice baked…
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