by SandeeA | 2 January 2013 | Breads, Christmas recipes, Desserts, Seasonal recipes, Sweet recipes
Galette des rois is a puff pastry pie filled with frangipane, a very popular French cake that celebrates the holiday of Epiphany (January 6th), the day when the Wise Men (Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar) visited Baby Jesus. As part of French tradition, a bean or small...
by SandeeA | 31 October 2012 | Breads, Recipes for kids
{Piggy bread} Preparation time: 30 min plus resting time Cooking time: 15 min Yield: 16Ingredients300 g strong wheat flour1 sachet (about 5g) instant dry yeast1 tablespoon sugar1 level teaspoon salt40 g unsalted butter, room temperature1 egg (medium size, about 50...
by SandeeA | 15 October 2012 | Breads, Recipes for kids, Sweet recipes
{Homemade Mikado Sticks} Preparation time: 45 min (plus resting time) Cooking time: 15-20 min Serves: 80-100 sticks Ingredients: 400 g strong bread flour 200 ml water 50 g extra virgin olive oil 10 g fresh yeast 5 g salt 250 g dark chocolate Directions Rub the yeast...
by SandeeA | 15 October 2012 | Appetizers, Breads, Main courses, Meat recipes, Savory recipes
{Autumn Pizza} Preparation time: 45 min (plus resting time) Cooking time: 15-20 min Serves: 6 Ingredients: Pizza dough: 400 g strong bread flour 200 ml water 50 g extra virgin olive oil 10 g fresh yeast 10 g salt Filling: 200 g shredded mozzarella cheese 50 g tomato...
by SandeeA | 10 October 2012 | Appetizers, Breads, Meat recipes, Savory recipes
Is there anything better than meatballs? Yes, a meatball sandwich! Yet there is a big inconvenience: I have bad memories of suffering a jaw dislocation when trying to bite a huge meat ball sandwich, or taking a bite of a meatball sandwich and having all the round...
by SandeeA | 10 October 2012 | Appetizers, Breads, Main courses, Recipes for kids, Savory recipes
{Pizza cones} Preparation: 15 min (plus 2 hours dough resting) Cooking time: 20 min Serves: 16 pizza mini cones Ingredients: Dough: 400 g strong bread flour 200 g water 50 g extra virgin olive oil 10 g fresh yeast 10 g salt 1 tbs honey Filling: 200 g grated mozzarela...