Galette des rois
Galette des rois 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,...
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{Éclairs} Prep time: 15 min Cooking time: 45 min Yield: 6 éclairs Ingredients Choux pastry: 80 ml milk 80 ml water 70 g butter 1 pinch of salt 10 g sugar 100 g flour 2 eggs, medium size, beaten...
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This month I have collaborated on a Ebook (Free) by Maisons du monde along with other European bloggers. This Ebook includes different recipes and suggestions for Xmas holiday decoration, here you can...
View ArticleChocolate and turron Xmas cookies
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:...
View ArticleTurrón de Alicante (Hard hazelnut nougat)
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...
View ArticleThree King’s bread
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....
View ArticleDulcey filled chocolate bar
Life (with chocolate) is good! Christmas would not be Christmas in Spain without traditional Christmas treats such as “turrón”. Turrón is a confection, typically made of honey and almonds, and usually...
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Chocolate advent calendar Chocolate advent calendar {Chocolate advent calendar} Prep time: 10 min (plus time to set) Cooking time: 2 min Yield: 1 chocolate advent calendar Ingredients 300 g white...
View ArticlePanna Cotta recipe
This is how I wanted to decorate my panna cotta but it didn’t work. Recipe here Have you heard about this technique for transferring an image to gelatine using wafer or rice paper? I inmediately...
View ArticleXmas mini tarts
Panna cotta and grape jam tarts Have you heard about this technique for transferring an image to gelatine using wafer or rice paper? I inmediately thought about using it to decorate my favourite panna...
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