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Torrone alle Nocciole
Torrone alle Nocciole

Ingredients -

300gr milk chocolate

250gr dark chocolate

300gr Hazelnuts (remember to toast them)

Half glass full cream milk

One and a half tablespoons of 00 flour

2 tablespoons of honey

Watch the reel on instagram for the method.

OR -

Toast the hazelnuts.

Melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a bowl over hot water. Add the warm hazelnuts and all other ingredients and mix well. Place in a tray lined with baking paper and place in the fridge until it sets.

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Petrali Calabresi - Christmas Sweets
Petrali Calabresi - Christmas Sweets

PETRALI - DOLCI NATALIZI - Italian Christmas Sweets

Ingredients

PASTRY

250gr 00 Flour

75gr Sugar

75gr Lard

3 egg yolks

1 x satchel vanilla

pinch of salt

zest of a lemon

(a little bit of water if too crumbly)

FILLING

175gr dried figs (ground)

75gr toasted almonds (ground)

150gr walnuts (ground)

1/4 cup vin cotto

Squeeze of honey

Teaspoon of cocoa powder

Teaspoon cinamon

Rind of an orange (or a lemon if you don’t have an orange)

NB mixture should be firm and easy to roll into balls to use for filling. Pastry should rest for half hour in fridge.

WATCH THE METHOD HERE. Cook on around 180c until golden

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'Carangiole' (aka Cartellate) Italian Christmas Treats
'Carangiole' (aka Cartellate) Italian Christmas Treats

Carangiole (also known as Cartellate in Puglia) are a Christmas delight from my mother in law’s hometown Santa Croce Di Magliano in Molise and this is her recipe. Molise and Puglia are neighbouring regions in Southern Italy along the Adriatic Coast and my mother in law’s hometown is a stones throw from the border that separates Molise and Puglia. I am not sure why these Christmas delights are named differently - that’s something I’ll be asking Zia when we can get back home to Italy.

They are similar to a cannoli/crostoli only a little softer and more fluffy.

Scoll down for the recipe and head to out instagram page to watch how they are made via the ‘reel’.

The Little Italian School instagram

RICETTA - Recipe

2 eggs

2 tablespoons of sugar

50 gr softened butter

1/2 cup white wine

1 teaspoon of raising agent for cakes

Watch ‘reel’ over at our instagram page for the method (click on link below). NB Sunflower oil used for frying

The Little Italian School Instagram

Or scan the QR Code below to take you there -

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