Рецепт Sweet Maria’s Sweet Italian Desserts Cookbook Review

by Liliana Tommasini

emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestYummlyGoogle+LinkedinStumbleUponTumblr    Sweet Maria’s Italian Desserts The Sweet Maria’s Italian Desserts cookbook by Maria Bruscino Sanchez shares recipes for Italian and Italian-American casual and classic cookies, cakes and tarts.  I have made cookie recipes from this Italian desserts cookbook so far such as Orange Drop Cookies and Amaretti,   but the Fig and Walnut Biscotti recipe is one of my favourites. Traditional, Classic and Holiday Italian Desserts After the  Introduction to ingredients, equipment and basic baking techniques, there are chapters that include recipes for  Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Tarts, Pastry, Sweet Breads, Frozen Desserts, Fruit Desserts, Other Favourites and Dessert Sauces. These chapters include well-written and easy to follow that include  traditional recipes made with fresh and available ingredients such as: Orange Drop Cookies (Anginetti d’Arancia), Amaretti, Traditional Cannoli, Sicilian Cassata, Tiramisu, Rum Sponge Cakes, Specialty Sweet Breads such as Panetttone and Pan di Pasqua,  Polenta Cake, Italian cheesecakes, Fruit Tarts, and the festive Christmas Tart (Crostata di Natale) with a sweet cranberry and walnut filling, English Trifle with Strawberries and Marsala, and Neapolitan Cake. Fig and Walnut Biscotti Recipe     Fig and Walnut Biscotti, one of the Italian fig cookie recipe found in the Cookies chapter, is a mixture  of figs and walnuts scented with cinnamon making your kitchen smell heavenly while baking them.  I make these biscotti every year during the holidays  They make an impressive addition to any holiday gift basket or holiday table. Fig and Walnut Biscotti   Print Author: Maria Bruscino Sanchez Recipe type: Desserts Cuisine: Italian Ingredients 1 1l2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup walnut halves ⅔ cup coarsely chopped dried figs 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 egg for egg wash Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, salt, walnuts, and figs. Stir until blended. Make a well in the center. In a separate bowl, mix the 2 eggs and vanilla with a wire whisk. Add the eggs to the well. Stir with a wooden spoon. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until dough is blended. Divide dough in half. Roll into two loaves, about 12 inches long. Place the loaves on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, spacing them 3 inches apart. In a small bowl, beat remaining egg with a fork. Using a pastry brush, brush the beaten egg on top of the fig and walnut loaves. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven. Carefully remove hot fig and walnut loaves from the cookie sheet and place on a cutting board. While warm, slice the loaves diagonally into ½-inch-wide slices. Place slices in a single layer on the cookie sheet. Return to oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove cookies sheet from the oven. Cool fig and walnut toasted biscotti on wire cooling rack. Store in an airtight container. Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe 3.5.3217 My Notes:  If you want longer biscotti, shape the dough into one loaf instead of two loaves.   Cookbook shelf worthy? Sweet Maria’s Italian Desserts: Classic and Casual Recipes for Cookies, Cakes, Pastry, and Other Favorites has been part of my cookbook collection for a few years now.  I wish there were photos of the desserts instead of a few illustrations but then even without the photos, the recipes speak for themselves.   Sweet Maria’s Bakery Maria is the owner of Sweet Maria’s Bakery located in Conneticut where she and her family bake Italian desserts daily and offer all occasion cakes, cookie trays and corporate gifts. Product Details Sweet Maria’s Italian Desserts Author:  Maria Bruscino Sanchez. Softcover: 159 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, LLC ISBN:  978-0312241339 Acknowledgement Fig and Walnut Biscotti Recipe from SWEET MARIA’S ITALIAN DESSERTS, by Maria Bruscino Sanchez. Copyright © 2008 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Press, LLC. Disclosure The Sweet Maria’s Italian Desserts cookbook was sent to me by St. Martin’s Press, LLC.  All the opinions are my own. As an Amazon affiliate I receive a small fee whenever you purchase products though links listed in this post.  This will not affect the amount of your purchase.  I only include links to products that would benefit my readers.   Related Posts:Almond Cranberry BiscottiPreservation Society Home Preserves cookbook reviewItalian Style Sausage, Kale and Butternut Squash StuffingPer La Famiglia cookbook reviewMonet’s Palate cookbook review and recipesFive Top Preserving Cookbooks and Cookbook GiveawayIn the French Kitchen with Kids Cookbook ReviewThe Royal Touch Cookbook ReviewemailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestYummlyGoogle+LinkedinStumbleUponTumblr