French macarons

For those who havent tried them yet, macarons are as light as fluffy clouds, silky texture and full of flavor.

Ingredients:

• 2 egg whites
• 60 gr. of ground almonds
• 35 gr. of sugar
• 165 gr. of powdered sugar
• food color

White ganache: 

• 200 gr. of white chocolate
• 100 gr. of cream
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

Black ganache:

• 150 gr. of dark chocolate
• 75 ml. of cream
• zest of one orange

Preparation:

1. Mix the egg whites in a large bowl at minimum speed until they become hardened.
2. Add half the sugar and mix on medium speed for 1 minute and add the remaining sugar.
3. Increase the speed to maximum and mix for another 3 minutes.
4. Add some food color and mix until everything is combined.
5. Mix the almond and powdered sugar and sift them twice before you add them to the mixture.
6. Stir the mixture with silicone spatula until all is combined. There shouldn't be any air bubbles.
7. Put the mixture in pastry bag and wring out in the form of small circles on baking tray covered with baking paper.
8. Leave Macarons for about 30 minutes to dry so they don't stick to your fingers.
9. Bake in preheated oven at 140C for 15-20 minutes.
10. Remove them from the oven and take off the paper to cool faster.

White ganache:

1. Heat cream and cinnamom to a boiling point, remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate.
2. After one minute mix from the middle outwards, until the chocolate is melted and the cream is homogeneous.

Black ganache:

1. Repeat the process as for the white ganache and add orange zest to cream.

Mexican hot chocolate

Favorite winter beverage, hot chocolate, provides not only delight to the palate, it helps with stomach problems and cough.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup heavy whipped cream
• 1 cup of milk
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 85 gr. of dark chocolate
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

Preparation:

1. Heat the cream and milk over medium heat until boiling.
2. Add the vanilla extract, sugar, cinnamon and chocolate.
3. Stir until the chocolate has melted.
4. Divide the mixture into 4 cups and serve with whipped cream.

Enjoy. :)

Tiramisu

Tiramisu is a traditiolan Italian cake that is very easy to make, since it doesn't need to bake. This is one of my favorite recipes, I hope you'll like it.

Ingredients:

• 5 egg whites
• 5 egg yolks
• 5 tablespoons of sugar
• 500 gr. of Mascarpone
• 400 ml. heavy cream
• 400 ml. of black coffee
• 400 gr. lady fingers (biscuits)
• 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder

Preparation:

1. Make black coffee without sugar and  leave to cool.
2. Separate egg whites and egg yolks. Blend egg whites in firm snow.
3. In another bowl, blend cream into a solid mass.
4. In the third, large bowl, mix the egg yolks with sugar to get a foamy mass, then add mascarpone and mix all with electric mixer. Add blended cream and blended egg whites and mix it all with tablespoon.
5. In deeper baking pan (35x28 cm) put lady fingers dipped in black coffee.
6. Pour half the cream on them, flatten and sprinkle with cocoa powder.
7. Repeat the proces once more.
8. Leave overnight in the refrigerator. It can be used within 4-5 days.

Enjoy. :)

Chocolate Chip cookies

Delicious cookies that are quickly done and go very well with a cup of warm milk or tea.

Ingredients:

• 220 gr. of butter
• 220 gr. of brown sugar
• 200 gr. of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 370 gr. of flour
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons of warm water
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 330 gr. of chocolate
• 110 gr. of chopped walnuts

Preparation:

1. Mix the butter, white and brown sugar with mixer.
2. Add the eggs and vanilla extract.
3. Melt baking soda in warm water and together with the salt, add to the dough.
4. Add the flour, chocolate chips and walnuts.
5. Shape the cookies with a spoon and place in baking pan on a baking sheet.
6. Bake for about 10 minutes in a preheated oven at 170C (until edges are golden brown).

Enjoy. :)

Chocolate Truffles with coffee

Super delicious chocolate truffles that are very easy to make (without baking).

Ingredients:

• 300 gr. of dark chocolate
• 60 gr. of butter
• 25 gr. of sugar
• 50 gr. of cocoa
• 100 ml. cream for cooking
• 4 tablespoons of caffee

Preparation:

1. Melt the butter with the cream and add dark chocolate and coffee.
2. Simmer until chocolate has malted and pour into baking pan in whick you have put plastic wrap.
3. Allow to cool and cut into squares.
4. Mixx cocoa and sugar.
5. Shape balls with hands and roll them in cocoa and sugar.

Enjoy. :)

Nutella Muffins

Who doesn't love muffins?! Whether they are with chocolate, vanilla, fruit, or as in this case with nutella. I absolutely love this recipe because it is very easy to make. From this quantity of ingredients yields 15 muffins.

Ingredients:

• 200 gr. of flour
• 130 gr. of sugar
• 1 vanilla sugar
• 2-3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 200 ml. of milk
• 2 eggs
• 8 tablespoons of oil
• nutella

Preparation:

1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix all other ingredients. (Except nutella)
3. Combine both mixtures and mix them for few minutes.
4. Fill the molds halfway, then put tablespoon of nutella in the middle, and again cover that with some mixture.
5. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 20 minutes. (Depends on the oven.)

Enjoy. :)

Poppy Seed Strudel

Poppy strudel is a traditional dessert in South East Europe. It is really delicious and for you, I found my grandmother's old resipe for this strudel whick everyone loves. I hope you'll like it too.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 400 gr. of flour
• 80 gr. of butter
• 80 gr. of sugar
• 1 sachet of yeast
• 2-3 dl. of milk
• 2 egg yolks
• salt
• lemon peel

Filling:

• 250 gr. of poppy seed
• 250 ml. of milk
• 80 gr. of raisins
• 150 gr. of sugar
• 1 vanilla sugar
• lemon peel, cinnamon, rum
• 60 gr. of butter for greasing
• powdered sugar for decoration

Preparation:

Filling:

1. Pour hot milk on ground poppy, boil, add sugar, raisins, vanilla sugar, lemon peel, cinnamom and rum. 
2. Mix well and leave to cool.

Dough:

1. Mix the yeast, a teaspoon of flour and a teblespoon of sugar with some lukewarm water.
2. Cover with a tpwel and leave in a warm place to rise.
3. Put the flour in a bowl, add the melted butter, egg yolks, sugar, salt, lemon peel and risen yeast in the middle.
4. The dough is soft so you can knead it with electric mixer. When its done, leave it in a warm place to rise an hour.
5. Divide dough into two pieces, roll out each piece on a floured surface to rectangles (20x30 cm).
6. Grease it with melted butter and then with filling.
7. Form two strudels and leave it covered for another half an hour to rise.
8. Brush with egg white and bake in the over at 200C for about an hour.
9. Baked strudels sprinkle with sugar, let it cool and cut into slices.

Enjoy. :)