Showing posts with label cakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cakes. Show all posts

Friday, October 5, 2012

Streetfood in Arezzo


Arezzo, 6-7 October 2012.


The charm of Italian street food stops in Arezzo. Back to this weekend at  Prato (Meadow) with gastronomic specialties. The event with its stands in the city will bring the delicious oranges and traces, but also the flatbread and fried, the fried pizza, Neapolitan pizza, fried cod fillets, fried mixed. Prato will also come to the porchetta, lamprdedotto, all washed down with a good wine and even sweets typical of the area, such as the chestnut and the pancakes Savelle of Siena

The big news this year will be beer, debut, in fact, the new craft blonde double malt "Clara" brand Streetfood.

The appointment is in the enchanting surroundings of Prato of Arezzo, who in recent months and' returned the crossroads of life Arezzo, for the festival of food and wine that will involve all tastes.

The street foods, first than Arezzo had already fermatinelMugello, aBorgo San Lorenzo at the "Vie del Gusto" and in Piedmont "Streately" the seat of Eataly in Turin.

Arezzo, 6-7 ottobre 2012.

Il fascino del cibo di strada italiano fa tappa ad Arezzo. Torna in questo weekend al Prato con le specialità gastronomiche. La manifestazione con i suoi banchi porterà in città i buonissimi arancini e le tirelle, ma anche la piadina ed il fritto, la pizza fritta, la pizza napoletana, filetti di baccalà fritti,    fritto misto. Al Prato arriveranno anche la porchetta, il lamprdedotto e gli spiedini, il tutto annaffiato da un buon vin ed anche dolci tipici della zona, come il castagnaccio e le frittelle Savelle di Siena.

La grande novità di questa edizione sarà la birra; esordirà, infatti, la nuova artigianale bionda doppio malto " Clara" a marchio Streetfood.
L'appuntamento è nella suggestiva location del Prato di Arezzo, che negli ultimi mesi e' tornato il crocevia della vita aretina, per la rassegna eno- gastronomica che coinvolgerà tutti i palati.

I cibi di strada, primadi Arezzo si erano già fermatinelMugello,aBorgo San Lorenzo in occasione  di " Vie del Gusto" e in Piemonte con "Streately" alla  sede di Eataly di Torino.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Orange sponge cake

TRADITIONAL ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

One of the most important traditional tuscan cake, is orange cake.
The recipe is very easy to do , and the cake is one of the best of all tuscan recipes.
you can eat in the morning or for a break, very simple but very good.
INGREDIENTS
  • 300g flour 
  • 300g sugar 
  • 3 oranges 
  • 3 eggs 
  • 75g butter 
  • 1 packet baking powder 
PREPARATION 
Separate egg yolks and egg whites and beat eggs yolks and sugar with an electric mixer. Add the flour gradually, add oranges juice, orange peel, melted butter and baking powder. Whip the eggs whites until stiff and incorporate them into the mixture. Now mix with a ladle from the bottom to the top. Put the mixture into a buttered pan or, if you prefer, cover the pan with parchment paper. Put in preheated oven at180 for 35-40 minutes. If you like, decorate with powdered sugar

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Florentine Sponge Cake

Florentine sponge cake ( Schiacciata alla Fiorentina )

 

 

 


This is a delicious spongy cake, popular around Carnival time in February but now found year-round, particularly in shops in downtown Florence.
You can eat this cake for breakfast or for dessert, children love it !
Servings: 12

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 eggs
  • 180g sugar
  • 1 orange juice
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 200g  flour
  • 1 lemon rind
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder 
  • powdered sugar to decorate
  1. In a medium bowl, mix all of the ingredients in this order and beat throughly until the batter is smooth and thick with no lumps.
  2. Grease a rectangular baking pan and pour in the batter. Bake at 180°c for 45 minutes. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the cake.
If you want and have a sweet tooth, you can slice the cake and fill it with whipped cream.

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