Ingredients: For the sponge (génoise): 6 eggs 180 g sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar 150 g plain flour For the crème: 6 egg yolks ½ l milk 150 g sugar 30 g starch (or plain flour) 1 vanilla pod (or 1 tbsp vanilla) ½ l sweet cream (@ refrigerator temp.) ½ kg strawberries 2 pouches [...]
Ingredients: 100 g lady fingers 1 can pear compote 200 ml sweet cream 200 g mascarpone cheese 2-3 tbsp icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon Method: Drain the pears, preserving the liquid. Cut the lady fingers in half, dip in the liquid and arrange on the bottom of serving glasses. Dice the [...]
Ingredients: For a 21-cm cake tin For the cake/base: 75 g butter, softened 75 g sugar 2 eggs 85 g plain flour 2 tbsp milk ½ teaspoon baking powder a pinch of salt 25 g cocoa powder 50 g ground almonds ¾ cup black coffee, cold For the crème: 350 g dark chocolate, chopped 300 [...]
Chocolate fountains always cheer up the young (and not-so-young) birthday or pyjama party guests. If you do not have a fountain, prepare the dessert in a pot, just like fondue. Ingredients: For the dip: 300 g chocolate, chopped 250 ml sweet cream 50 ml milk 50 g butter a pinch of cinnamon – [...]
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 [...]
The recipe for this indigenous Portuguese treat was kept secret for centuries by Catholic monks at the Jerónimos Monastery in the parish of Belém, Lisbon. When the order was disbanded, they handed over the recipe to a nearby pastry shop. Today, every Portuguese confectioner and every family has its own recipe. The tart is [...]
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 [...]
