The Italian baker56 recipes
The Italian baker. Nobody puts flavour in a corner. Real flavours. Seriously good bakes, Ha! #ButFirstFlavour
Rhubarb-filled orange biscuits - The Italian baker
A few days ago, a friend gave me some stalks of fresh rhubarb from their allotment.
Toffee and figs ‘fregolotta’ tart - The Italian baker
This recipe brings me back to my Venetian origins.
Apple curd tart with crème fraîche whipped ganache - The Italian baker
We all know that winter months offer limited options in terms of seasonal fruit to play with, unless you spent the previous summer making preserves and jams (or you live in the Caribbean).
Mortadella mousse and pistachio mini tartlets - The Italian baker
Cooked or cured meats in Italy fall under the generic term 'salumi' or 'affettati', which literally means “sliced”.
Kiwi fruit tart (‘crostata’) with creamy English custard - The Italian baker
The humble “crostata” is one of Italy’s most classic and recognisable bakes, which is eaten throughout the country in all sorts of variations, shapes, sizes and fillings.
Rainbow chard and smoky mushroom savoury tart - The Italian baker
Springtime brings back to the table a huge variety of seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables that are usually not available during wintertime (or well, most of the times they’re available anyway but don’t really taste as good as they do when they’re in.
Rhubarb, orange and pink peppercorn yoghurt tart - The Italian baker
It’s spring and with spring comes rhubarb season in the UK.
The definitive fennel, olive and spinach pesto tart - The Italian baker
One of my favourite comfort foods? Savoury tarts.
Redcurrant, caramel and vanilla tart - The Italian baker
I live in South London and one of my favourite places in the neighbourhood is Vauxhall City Farm.
Apple and peanut financier traybake cake - The Italian baker
Apple cake is one of my childhood memories.
Hand-pulled breadsticks (‘grissini stirati’) - The Italian baker
Grissini, or breadsticks, were first invented in the 17th century in the northern-Italian region of Piemonte.
Bunettones (panettone inspired citrus buns) - The Italian baker
Sad story short, last Christmas I tried to make my own homemade panettone for the first time and it really did not come out as I expected.
Garlic oil and fresh thyme potato focaccia - The Italian baker
In recent years “focaccia” bread has become a worldwide sensation.
