Serves: 12 Preparation time: 2 hours Cooking time: 40 mins Ingredients needed to make Grape Foccacia: 3 cups all purpose flour 2 lb red grapes 2 tbsp Moscata grappa ¼ cup+ 1 tbsp granulated sugar 1 cup lukewarm whole milk 2 tsp kosher salt 2 packets (1/4 oz each) active dry yeast 2 tbsp unsalted butter, […]
How to Bake Biscotti with Mocha Dipping Sauce
Yields: 20 biscotti Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 1 hour Ingredients needed to make Biscotti with Mocha Dipping Sauce: For the biscotti base: 9 oz plain flour 9 oz caster sugar ½ tsp baking powder 3 eggs, beaten 4 ½ oz dried cranberries, chopped 8 oz pistachios, shelled and chopped Zest of 1 lemon, finely […]
How to Make Pumpkin Crème Caramel
Serves: 6 Preparation time: 15 mins Cooking time: 1 ½ hrs Ingredients needed to make Pumpkin Crème Caramel: 1 cup pumpkin puree (recipe below) 7 whole cloves Three 1’ cinnamon sticks 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg 5 allspice berries ½ cup milk 2 large eggs 3 tbsp maple syrup 1 cup thickened cream 1/3 cup sugar Cooking […]
How to Bake Pear and Cranberry Crostata
Serves: 8 Preparation time: 50 mins Cooking time: 1 hr 45 mins Ingredients needed to make Pear and Cranberry Crostata: For the dough: 3 cups all purpose flour 5 tbsp milk 3 sticks unsalted butter, diced 1 ½ tbsp sugar 3 egg yolks 1 tsp salt For the almond cream: ¼ cup flour 2 ¼ cups […]
How to Bake Genoise Sponge
Yields: one 9’’ cake Preparation time: 30 mins Cooking time: 1 hour Ingredients needed to make Genoise Sponge: For the sponge cake: 9 oz all purpose flour 9 oz caster sugar 1 ¾ butter, melted 8 medium eggs For the blueberry compote: 3 1/2oz caster sugar 9 oz blueberries For the vanilla cream: 1 vanilla pod, […]
How to Bake Nut Pizzelles
Makes: 30 pizzelles Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 5 mins Ingredients needed to make Nut Pizzelles: 1 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 ½ cups ground nuts 1 tsp anise seeds 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tsp baking powder ¾ cup butter, melted ¾ cup granulated sugar 3 eggs Icing sugar, for dusting Vegetable […]
How to Bake Cassata Cake
Serves: 12 Preparation time: overnight Cooking time: 45 mins Ingredients needed to make Cassata Cake: For the cake: 1 ½ cups all purpose flour, plus more for dusting 5 eggs ½ tsp cream of tartar ¼ tsp salt 1 ¼ cups sugar ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ cup cold water For the […]
How to Cook Poached Pears
Serves: 8 Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 40 mins Ingredients needed to make Poached Pears: 4 pears 3 ½ oz Stilton One bottle (75 cl) superior-quality port 2 cloves Two 6’’ cinnamon sticks 3 ½ oz walnuts, toasted 3 ½ fl oz honey Cooking instructions for Poached Pears: Peel the skin off each pear and place […]
How to Cook Sweet Ravioli with Passion Fruit Sauce
Serves: 8-10 Preparation time: overnight Cooking time: 30 mins Ingredients needed to make Sweet Ravioli with Passion Fruit Sauce: For the ganache: 7 fl oz double cream 6 ½ oz dark chocolate 2 tbsp orange liqueur Zest of half an orange 1 ½ oz butter 1 tbsp glucose For the sauce: 3 large passion fruits, skin […]
How to Make Almond Semifreddo
Serves: 6 Preparation time: overnight Cooking time: – Ingredients needed to make Almond Semifreddo: For the praline: 3 oz granulated sugar 4 ½ oz almonds, blanched Olive oil, for greasing For the semifreddo: 2 eggs, separated 2 tbsp vodka 1 pint double cream 1 tbsp cherry syrup 3 ½ oz icing sugar, sifted Cooking instructions for Almond […]