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  • Picnic desire: snacks with almond cream

    Picnic desire: snacks with almond cream

    Picnic desire: snacks with almond cream.

     it’s a recipe by Ricette da Coinquilinericettedacoinquiline.wordpress.com

    When I read this month’s theme, picnics, I have to be sincere: I was panicked!

    Luckily, Macchia came to the aid, Macchia is my great photogenic dog who started laying in my photographs – now with a muzzle, now with his mouth – and managed to give me a good idea: why stop at the outside picnic? We do both! And so on Pinterest I searched the word “indoor” next to “picnic” and found out that around there are a bunch of beautiful ideas for when it’s raining or cold, but the desire to eat on a sunny deck Is so much!

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    Also, among the ingredients I used almonds and flour: and what’s better about the use of flour and almonds of Dispensa dei Tipici managed by Nico?

    Ingredients:

    x9 snaks

    For the dough:

    4 eggs
    100 gr of soft wheat flour
    100 grams of white sugar

    For the cream:

    2 egg yolks
    50 grams of sugar (2 spoonfuls filled)
    Some drops of vanilla essence
    30 gr white flour (1 spoon filled)
    3 tablespoons filled with almond flour *
    250 ml of milk
    1 tablespoon filled with neutral yogurt

    For decoration:

    25 gr almond blades

    Preparation time:

    30 minuts

    Cooking time:

    15 – 20 minuts

    Cooling time:

    30 minuts

    Preparation:

    For the dough.

    Turn on the oven to 160°.

    With the planetary or electric shaker, pour eggs with sugar and salt pinch until they have tripled their volume – it will take about 10 minutes. They will have to be beautiful bubbly and fluffy.

    Then combine the fine flour, mixing gently.

    Pour the dough into a 26 × 35 pan covered with baking paper and bake for 15 minutes – or until it is dry (toothpick test) – then turn it off and cool completely.

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    For the cream.

    In a saucepan, beat the eggs with the sugar and the vanilla essence until you get a clear color. Combine the flour and the almonds and, little by little, the cold milk. Place them on a low heat and, always stirring, let it boil for at least 5 minutes. Turn and work until the cream has become smooth, hard. If the appearance seems too liquid, add another spoon of flour and mix to make the lumps disappear. To give a more delicate color, if you feel too light, you can add a bit of turmeric. Cool the cream, stirring occasionally to prevent the film from forming. Now combine a spoonful of yogurt and mix.

    Snacks assembling.

    Take the sponge cake, finish the edges and cut off strips about 3 cm wide and 24 cm long; Then cut each strip into three pieces long 8 cm each.

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    Take a rectangle, stuffed with abundant custard cream (2 tablespoons), then position over a second rectangle and spread over a cream veil again; it will serve as a glue for the almond blanks.

    Proceed until the cakes are full, then decorate them with almond blanks and finally place them on a plate and let them rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

    The cakes are ready to be closed in a piece of paper oven and brought with you around! I recommend you put them in the fridge bag.

    Almonds flour:

    you can get the almond flour even by weighing the same amount into already shelled almonds and then shredding them in powder with a kitchen robot.

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    photo by Ilaria from ricettedacoinquiline.wordpress.com

  • The italian snack and the snack around the world

    The italian snack and the snack around the world

    The italian snack and the snack around the world.

    Article from alimentipedia.it

    What do young and old people eat for a snack in Italy and around the world?

    Snack is usually a light meal consumed mainly by children between the lunch and dinner.

    Maybe not everybody knows that the word “snack” comes from Latin and means “things to deserve”. In effect the parents often still use today to tell children that if do not behave well the child can not have a snack or can only have a less welcome snack, just as punishment.

    What snacks are consumed around the world?

    in Chile

    In Chile, the snack consists of a mini meal of local products. It is ideal not only as an afternoon snack but also as a dinner after a rich lunch. Is an informal moment in Chile in which the family gather around the table to eat with savory foods, sandwiches, avocado fresh or spreaded on a bread slice. At the end of the snack time usualy dulce de leche and biscuits are eaten.

    In India

    The traditional Indian snack is called “sweet lassi” and is a refreshing drink made of yoghurt, water and fruit. The lassi is also drunk during meals in India but in savory version.

    In the United States of America

    The traditional American snack is made with jam and peanut butter with which the sandwiches are stuffed.

    in Australia

    During snack time in Australia people use to drink “high tea” as an accompaniment to a snack of chicken and roast beef sandwiches, sweet meringues, peaches, berries and coconut jams.

    In Japan

    “Oyatsu” are the sweet snacks consumed in Japan typically around three in the afternoon. Among other foods that are commonly eaten by children after school there are: a cake made with water chestnuts, waffles accompanied by jams, and the classic Japanese nigiri and even savory dishes such as ramen crab.

    in West Africa

    The snack in West Africa is based mainly on fried products which are sold at any time of day on the streets. You may find bananas in vanilla batter, the puff puff, in the picture, especially in Nigeria, that are similar to the italian carnival pancakes or other typical fried donuts.

    In Italy

    But what is the traditional Italian snack? Until a few decades ago the answer might be simple, bread butter and sugar in the North of Italy and bread seasoned with extra virgin olive oil in the South of Italy. This was the snack that our grandparents used to consume: cheap, energetic and healthful. Today is a bit more difficult to identify the typical Italian snack. It can range from fresh fruit and yogurt, biscuits, sweetnesses of all kinds, various snacks and the classic bread with Nutella.

    Snack in other languages

    Italian: merenda
    German: snacks
    Spanish: bocadillo
    French: casse-croûte

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