Sporcamuss – Italian Cream Filled Pastries A delicious flakey pastry filled with a tasty Italian cream then dusted with icing sugar. In Barese dialect, Sporcamuss actually translates to ‘dirty mouth’. The dessert is named this as it can be quite messy to eat but is absolutely delicious and is very easy to make. It is a popular dessert in Puglia and one that everyone will love. … Continue reading Sporcamuss – Italian Cream Filled Pastries
Nutella Tiramisu Tiramisu meaning “pick me up” is a popular coffee-flavored Italian dessert. It is made of ladyfingers in Italian they are Savoiardi (sponge fingers), dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cream, flavoured with cocoa powder. In our recipe we use no eggs and we have added Nutella for your pleasure 😉 Ingredients Serves 4-6 3x250g/ 3cups mascarpone cheese 350g/1 1/4 … Continue reading Nutella Tiramisu
Tiramisu Truffles Here is our Twintastico twist on the classic Tiramisu. Ingredients 250g/1 cup mascarpone 80g/3oz strong Italian coffee 160g/7oz savoiardi/lady fingers 60g/1/2 cup icing/confectioners sugar Method Add the mascarpone, sugar and coffee to a large bowl and whisk together. Blitz the savoiardi/lady fingers to a fine crumb, then add to the bowl and combine. Take small amount of the mixture and roll with your … Continue reading Tiramisu Truffles
Gnocchi Carbonara Twintastic comfort food in the form of soft, home-made gnocchi in a rich and creamy Carbonara sauce. Ingredients 500g/5 cups gnocchi 4 eggs 1 egg yolk 125g/1 cup pancetta or guanciale if you can get 1 cup Pecorino Romano Black pepper Method In a large pan fry the pancetta until crisp. In a bowl whisk the eggs, cheese and lots of pepper until … Continue reading Gnocchi Carbonara
Pistachio Arancini When you have left over risotto this is the perfect recipe to make. Crispy on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside. The pistachio crumb gives it that extra crispy bite and nutty flavour. Ingredients 100g/1/4 cup butter Extra virgin olive oil 6 Shallots, finely chopped 500g/5 cups Risotto arborio rice 200ml/1 cup dry Italian white wine 1 Litre/4.5 cups vegetable … Continue reading Pistachio Arancini
Pumpkin risotto with a balsamic glaze and crushed amaretti biscuits Double, Double Toil and Trouble! Enjoy seasonal pumpkin in this elegant risotto. Sweet pumpkin pairs beautifully with the balsamic glaze and crunch of the amaretti biscuits. Serves 3-4 Ingredients 570ml/1 pint vegetable stock 1 cup/240ml Italian white wine 2 shallots, finely chopped Extra virgin olive oil 170g/6oz arborio (risotto) rice 250g/9oz pumpkin puree 50g/2oz butter … Continue reading Pumpkin risotto with a balsamic glaze and crushed amaretti biscuits
Italian Garlic Dough Balls Serve a platter of warm dough balls with our special garlic dressing. These garlic dough balls are perfect for sharing with all the family. Ingredients Pizza dough (see Margherita Pizza/Stromboli recipe) 2 cloves garlic Handful fresh parsley Extra virgin olive oil Parmesan cheese Method Oil a baking tray. Take a small piece of dough (about the size of a walnut) and … Continue reading Italian Garlic Dough Balls
Gnocchetti Sardi con ragu e piselli In their native land, Sardinia, they are called “malloreddus”, which in Sardinian for “small gnocchi”, and are considered the typical dish par excellence. The peculiarity of this small gnocchi is the size, designed to give an inimitable consistency, and the lined surface, which was once obtained by crushing the pieces of dough with the thumb on the bottom of … Continue reading Gnocchetti Sardi con ragu e piselli
Rigatoni with prawns and pistachio pesto This simple and quick recipe packs a punch! The prawns marry perfectly with the indulgent sauce and pasta. Ingredients 500g/5 cups rigatoni 165g/6oz fresh prawns 200g/2 cups Marinara sauce (see recipe Mamma’s Marinara Sauce) Extra virgin olive oil For the Pistachio pesto 125g/1 cup pistachios 1/2 garlic clove 1 handful fresh basil 25g/1/4 cup grated parmesan 60ml/1/4 cup extra … Continue reading Rigatoni with prawns and pistachio pesto
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Focaccia Barese The focaccia is the snack for excellence of Bari. Typical of the Puglia region, there is no time of day when it is more appropriate to eat it, in fact in the city’s bakeries it is ready from the first morning and the scent it emanates spreads on the street. With a crispy edge and soft spongy centre it is unrivalled. Ingredients 200g/2 cups … Continue reading Focaccia Barese
