CAKES/BISCUITS/BREADS

ITALIAN CROSTINI

ITALIAN  CROSTINI  YOU WILL NEED : 12 slices white bread  30g ( 1 oz ) butter  45g ( 1 1/4 oz ) butter, extra  2 tablespoons plain flour  1 cup milk …

ITALI N CANNOLI

ITALI AN CANNOLI  Cannelloni pasta shells make excellent cannoli molds.  YOU WILL NEED :  DOUGH  3 cups plain flour  3 egg yolks  2 eggs, lightly bea…

ITALIAN COCONUT BISCUITS

ITALIAN COCONUT BISCUITS  YOU WILL NEED :   125g ( 40z ) shredded coconut  ½ cup sugar  2 large egg yolks  1 large egg white  ITALIAN COCONUT BISCUIT…

ITALIAN ALMOND CAKE

ITALIAN ALMOND CAKE  YOU WILL NEED :  4 large eggs  ½ cup castor sugar  1 teaspoon grated lemon rind  ½ cup plain flour  ¼ cup cornflour  ½ cup groun…

ITALIAN PAGNOTTA

ITALIAN PAGNOTTA This is the hard-crusted bread of Italy. Good to eat with cheese; toast well, too  YOU WILL NEED :  15g ( oz ) compressed yeast  ½…

ITALIAN SICILIAN CREAMS

ITALIAN  SICILIAN CREAMS  YOU WILL NEED :  1 1/4 cups self-raising flour  60g ( 2oz ) butter  ½ cup castor sugar  1 teaspoon grated lemon rind  1 t…

ITALIAN AMARETTI

ITALIAN AMARETTI  YOU WILL NEED : 125g ( 40z ) ground almonds  1 cup sugar  2 large egg whites  ½ teaspoon vanilla  1 or 2 drops of almond essence …

ITALIAN ALMOND BISCUITS

ITALIAN ALMOND BISCUITS  YOU WILL NEED :   1 egg white  ½ cup sugar  1 tablespoon honey  250g ( 80z ) ground almonds  1 teaspoon grated lemon rind  1…

ITALIAN FLORENTINES

ITALIAN FLORENTINES From Florence comes this delightful little biscuit, the fame of which has spread around the world. They can be made in a smaller …

ITALIAN ANISE BISCUITS

ITALIAN  ANISE BISCUITS  YOU WILL NEED :  125g ( 40z ) unsalted butter 1/4 cup castor sugar  3 eggs  2 tablespoons brandy  1 tablespoon grated lemon …

ITALIAN MAMMA'S CAKE

ITALIAN  MAMMA'S CAKE  This luscious dessert cake is a specialty of Sassi's Restaurant at Clifton Hill, Victoria  YOU WILL NEED: 1 packet s…