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Cinnamon Hazelnut Cookies
By LoriCaputo
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 cup hazelnuts
Eggplant Frittat with Sesame Seeds
By LoriCaputo
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 1 medium eggplant , ¾ lb.
- Salt
- 6 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tbs. butter
- 1 tbs. sesame seeds
Spanish Mix Grill
By LoriCaputo
Stir together the oil and spices
- 10 – 12 12inch long skewers, soaked 15 minutes in water to prevent water
- 1 lb. fresh large shrimp, peeled, washed, pat dried
- 6 hot Italian sausages, few diagonal slits in each
- 2 tbs. olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbs. paprika
- 1 ½ tsp. dried oregano or thyme
- Salt and pepper
- ½ tsp. cayenne pepper
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- ½ cup chopped parsley
Stuffed Mushrooms
By LoriCaputo
Mix both cheeses, parsley, basil, paprika, salt, pepper, and Tabasco together
- 1 lb. ricotta cheese
- 1/4 ¼ lb. grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 tbs. chopped parsley
- 1/4 ¼ tsp. basil
- 32 blanched mushroom caps
- 2 beaten eggs
- 2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs
- Dash paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Tabasco sauce to taste
Polpettone Ripieno
By LoriCaputo
Line an 18 x 1 inch baking pan with foil
- 1 ½ cups pieces of crust less Italian bread cut into ½ inch pieces
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
- 8 oz. Italian sausage, casings removed
- 2 eggs
- Salt and pepper
- ¼ cup water
- 1 10oz package, ready to use spinach
- 4 oz. thinly sliced proscuitto
- 3 oz. provolone cheese, cut into 2” x ¼” x 1/4 inch strips
- 6 hard boiled eggs, peeled
- 18 fresh Italian parsley sprigs
- 1 tbs. oil
Torrone
By LoriCaputo
Melt butter, chocoalte and marshmellows together, and add the combined nuts
- 2 tbs. butter
- 500 grams white chocolate
- 500 grams marshmellows
- 500 grams combined nuts (toasted/blached)
Rolled Fondant
By LoriCaputo
Sift step 1 into a bowl and make a well in the centre
- Step 1:
- 900 grams icing sugar
- Step 2:
- 60 grams cold water
- Liquid color, as desired
- 10 grams gelatine
- Step 3:
- 150 grams glucose
- 25 grams glycerine
- 15 grams shortening
- Clear oil flavouring, as needed
- Step 4:
- 200 grams icing sugar
Coconut Macaroons
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Roast Chicken with Lemon and Thyme
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- 3 tbs. minced fresh thyme
- 2 tbs. oil
- 5 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tsp. grated lemon peel
- 1 7 lbs. roasting chicken
- 1 lemon, quartered
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tsp. flour
Sciampelli
By LoriCaputo
Farli come i ginetti, poi bollire and invornarli
- 6 uova
- 6 cuchiari di te di olio
- 7 cuchiari di te di zucchero
- 1/2 messo cuchiaro di te di medicina