Italian Recipes

Italian Pastries Recipes

Hot Cheese Pastries Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients For filling:- 1. Prepared phyllo-pastry leaves (1pkg) 2. melted butter or margarine (3tbsp) 3. egg (1) 4. butter or margarine, melted (3tbsp) 5. crumbled Greek cheese (1/2lb) 6. softened cream cheese (2pkg) Method of preparation:- For Filling:- 1. Take an electric mixer. Add egg, Greek cheese, cream cheese and 3 tablespoons of butter in the bowl of the mixer. Beat this mixture at medium speed until the mixture ...



Zeppole Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. All purpose flour (1 1/2c) 2. vegetable oil (enough to fry ) 3. active dry yeast (1tsp) 4. warm water (3/4c) 5. sugar (2tsp) 6. confectioner sugar (to dust) 7. salt (1tsp) Method of preparation:- 1. Take a bowl, put water in it and add sugar in the water and then put yeast in the bowl. Keep it for 2 minutes and stir it until the yeast ...



Apricot Cheese Pastry Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. Flour (2 1/2c) 2. unsalted butter (1c) 3. vanilla (1tsp) 4. cream cheese softened (8oz) 5. salt (1/4tsp) 6. cream sugar (1/2c) 7. apricot jam 8. milk (2tbsp) 9. oil for greasing Method of preparation:- 1. First heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Take a cookie sheet, grease it with oil. Take a small bowl, add flour and mix salt in it. 2. Take another bowl, beat cream ...



Fried Banana Pastries Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. Bananas (4 to 5) 2. olive oil (1/3 cup for frying) 3. Empanadillas Valencianas (1 recipe) 4. powdered sugar (for dusting) Method of preparation:- 1. First chill the prepared dough in the refrigerator. Take out the dough from the refrigerator and roll it on the floured surface about 1/8 inch. 2. Take bananas, peel them and cut them lengthwise in slices about ¼ inch ...



Parmesan Puff Pastry Twists Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. Freshly grated parmesan cheese (1c) 2. dried basil (1tsp) 3. melted butter (1/4c) 4. puff pastry sheets, frozen or thawed (1package) 5. garlic powder (1/4tsp) Method of preparation:- 1. First heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Take puff pastry sheets, open them on the floured surface. Cut the sheet into strips of about ¾ inch by 10 inches. 2. Take a shallow dish, mix ...



Sweet Fried Pastry Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. Flour (1c) 2. sugar (1tbsp) 3. white wine (1/4c) 4. vegetable oil (for frying) 5. soft unsalted butter (1tbsp) 6. salt (1/4tsp) 7. confectioner's sugar (for sprinkling) Method of preparation:- 1. Take a large bowl, put flour in it and add soft butter, wine, salt and sugar in it. Mix the flour with your fingers and keep on adding more flour until it gets absorbed to form ...



Sesame Pastries Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. Flour (2c) 2. Sesame seed (1c) 3. egg (1 slightly beaten) 4. baking powder (1 1/2tsp) 5. sugar (1/4c) 6. salt (1/4tsp) 7. margarine (1/2c) 8. milk (1/4c) Method of preparation:- 1. Take a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in it. Add margarine in it. Add milk and beaten egg in it and mix it well to make the soft dough. 2. Make small balls ...



Apple Pastries Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. Sifted all purpose flour (4c) 2. egg white (1) 3. sugar (2tbsp) 4. coarsely grated apples (6c) 5. cinnamon (1/2tsp) 6. cornstarch (2tbsp) 7. sugar (1c) 8. fine dry bread crumbs (1/2c) 9. commercial sour cream (1/2c) 10. egg yolks (4) 11. salt (3/4tsp) 12. sugar (1/4c) 13. soft shortening (1c) Method of preparation:- 1. First heat the oven to 450 degrees. Take a jelly roll pan, grease it lightly. Take a ...



Cannoli Italian Pastry Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients 1. Sifted flour (3c) 2. sugar (1tbsp) 3. egg yolk (1 slightly beaten) 4. melted butter (3tbsp) 5. fat (for frying) 6. red wine (3/4c) 7. salt (1/8tsp) For filling:- 1. Grated bittersweet chocolate (3tbsp) 2. confectioner sugar (3/4c) 3. crème de cacao or other sweet liqueur (1/4c) 4. finely minced candied orange (2tbsp) 5. ricotta cheese (3lbs) 6. chopped pistachio nuts (1/2c for garnish) Method of preparation:- 1. Take a large bowl, mix, flour, ...



Chocolate and Polenta Tart Recipe

Category: Italian Pastries Recipes

Ingredients For Tart Shell:- 1. All purpose flour (1 1/2c) 2. vanilla extract (1tsp) 3. olive oil (2tbsp) 4. egg (1large) 5. butter of (1stick cut it into 1/4inch cubes, kept cold) 6. Zest of (1 lemon) 7. salt (1tsp) 8. sugar (3/4c) 9. instant polenta (1/2c) For Tart:- 1. Eggs (2large) 2. vanilla extract (2tsp) 3. butter (1 stick at room temperature) 4. all purpose flour (1tbsp) 5. fine polenta (3tbsp) 6. salt (a pinch) 7. ...