by SandeeA | 17 February 2014 | Breads, Sweet recipes
Spanish bambas are sweet buns filled with whipped cream. They are believed to be a variation of Semla, from Sweden, where they are eaten typically the last Tuesday before Lent, which in Swedish is known as “Fettisdagen” (Fat Tuesday). The oldest version of...
by SandeeA | 28 January 2014 | Cakes and cookies, Sweet recipes
{Piped butter cookies}Prep time: 15 min Cooking time: 10 min Ingredients 250 g butter, soft100 g confectioners’ sugar2 small eggs, room temperature (about 100 g )350 g flourPinch of saltFor the stuffed cookieschocolate barsconfectioners’ sugar to dust...
by SandeeA | 28 January 2014 | Cakes and cookies, Recipes for kids, Sweet recipes
I do not usually post the same recipe twice , but in this case I have made some improvements that need to be shared. For book signings that I’ve had in Madrid , Valladolid, and now in Barcelona this Friday I have prepared hundreds of chocolate covered Oreo...
by SandeeA | 5 January 2014 | Breads, Christmas recipes, Sweet recipes
January the 6th is a special day in Spain. Known as ‘El Dia de Reyes’ (Three Kings Day), this holiday commemorates the three wise men who traveled from afar, bearing gifts for the infant baby Jesus. Every child in Spain look forward to this holiday as...
by SandeeA | 23 December 2013 | Christmas recipes, Desserts, Seasonal recipes, Sweet recipes
Turrón de Alicante is an Spanish nougat served during the Christmas season. Main ingredients are honey, almonds and egg whites, although in this recipe I have used hazelnuts instead of almonds. Nuts and honey have been used to flavor the nougat for centuries, and many...
by SandeeA | 16 December 2013 | Cakes and cookies, Christmas recipes, Seasonal recipes, Sweet recipes
Turrón is a type of Spanish sweet similar to nougat which is eaten particularly around Christmas. It has Arabic origins and is basically made of honey and almonds. There are two traditional varieties: Alicante, which is hard and contains whole almonds, and Jijona,...
