Queijadas de Sintra Lord Byron loved Sintra, the small, picturesque town in the hills above Estoril. He called it heaven on earth and surely enjoyed the cheesecake tarts that Sintra is famous for Ingredients: For 12-14 servings: For the dough: 25 g butter or 50 g clarified butter, diced 225 g flour a [...]
LAVADORES - Portuguese cookies that resemble washboards used for hand-washing laundry Ingredients: ½ cup butter, softened (about 100 g) 1 + ½ cup sugar 4 eggs 4 cups plain flour grated zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon baking powder Method: Preheat the oven to 160 ºC. Beat the butter with a mixer. Add 1 [...]
Just like gnocchi, these fritters require a dry variety of potatoes. When in Croatia, ask for potatoes from the region of Lika. Ingredients: 1 kg potatoes about 1 kg plain flour 1 dl milk 40 g fresh yeast salt and sugar 2 pouches bourbon vanilla sugar 1 juicy apple grated zest of 1 [...]
Ingredients: For the brownie: 150 g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely 200 g butter or margarine, diced 2 tbsp cocoa powder 8 tbsp sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar 10 tbsp plain flour a pinch of salt 4 tbsp coconut flour (or plain flour) 3 eggs, lightly beaten For the coconut filling: 1 package cream cheese (200 [...]
Ingredients: 200 g dark chocolate 120 g sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar 225 g butter or margarine 225 g plain flour ½ dl strong black coffee 4 eggs, lightly beaten a pinch of salt 1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts Method: Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Line a 20x20 cm baking tin with a sheet [...]
Ingredients: For the brownie: 200 g chocolate, chopped ½ cup melted butter (or oil) 1 cup caster sugar 2 eggs, beaten ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup flour ¼ teaspoon baking powder a pinch of salt For the filling: 400 g cream cheese 2-4 tbsp icing sugar (to taste) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs, [...]
Ingredients: ½ cup butter ½ cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1-2 tbsp milk 1 1/8 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tbsp cocoa powder ½ cup dark chocolate, chopped 1/3 cup milk chocolate, chopped Method: Beat the butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking [...]
Ingredients: 150 g rolled oats 300 g flour 2 eggs 250 g butter or margarine (at room temperature) 150 g icing sugar 400 g dried fruit (figs, cranberries, apricots, prunes…), chopped 150 g hazelnuts, toasted and chopped 100 g dark chocolate, chopped a pinch of salt spices to your liking (vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg…) Method: [...]
Just the right thing for horror parties and Halloween Ingredients: 1 kg flour 400 g butter, softened at room temperature 300 g sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla aroma or 1 pouch vanilla sugar a pinch of salt 4 eggs lemon zest – optional For the coating: 1 cup icing sugar 2-2 ½ tbsp milk [...]
Ingredients: ½ kg lard (leaf lard, snow white and odourless!) 20 dag flour 75 dag flour 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cube of fresh yeast 1 cup warm milk 1 teaspoon sugar juice of ½ lemon a small amount of white wine – optional jam icing sugar Method: Ground the lard (use a meat [...]
