Recipe: Cocoa snails

* Ingredients

· 600 g flour

· 2 egg yolks

· 3 g yeast

· a pinch of salt

· 2 rounded tablespoons of sugar

· 2 tablespoons oil

· Milk as required – about 500 ml

For the filling:

· Butter

· Sugar

· Cocoa

* Way to do it

1. In small bowl, dissolve yeast in slightly warm milk with 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Let stand
5-8 minutes.

2. Combine the flour, remaining sugar and salt.

3. Add the yeast mixture, oil and egg yolks.

4. Mix together lightly and knead it until smooth. Cover with a cloth and leave to rise.

5. When it has risen put it on the table and roll it out. Spread some butter on the dough and
sprinkle with sugar, cocoa powder.

6. Roll the dough with the filling inside so that you get a long roll, then cut in to slices.

7. Put the slices on to a well-greased baking tin, leave it to rise again for about 15 minutes,
then bake the snails in preheated 200 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes until snails get a
nice golden brown colour.

* Necessary time

25 minutes

* Number of persons

4-6 persons

* Variants and other comentaries

Hurray!! Yummy! Enjoy!

Recipe: Irish Scones

* Ingredients

- 1 cup white flour

- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

- 1/4 pound butter, softened

- 2 ounces sugar

- 1 egg, slightly beaten

- 2 ounces milk

* Way to do it
1- Mix flour and baking powder.

2- Add butter, blending until mixture is butter-colored.

3- Add sugar and continue to mix well. Add half the beaten egg and all the milk.

4- Add raisins or some nuts, if desired, mixing well to make a sticky dough.

5- Turn dough onto floured board and knead at least 5 minutes or longer.

6- Cut dough into rounds and place on greased baking sheet or hot frying pan.

7- Brush tops of scones with remainder of beaten egg.

8- Place walnut halves on top, if desired.

9- Bake at 350 to 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, or until brown. If preparing over an open fire, heat frying pan till very hot.

10- Place scones in pan and cook 7 to 8 minutes. Turn and cook 7 to 8 minutes more.

* Necessary time
35 minutes

* Number of persons

Makes 6 scones.

* Variants and other comentaries

Sultanas (white raisins) optionalWalnut halves (optional)

Recipe: Fiirni

* Ingredients
- ½ pint of milk (1 whole glass)

- 50-100g of rice flour

- 1 tablespoon of vanilla

- Cinnamon (To garnish)


* Way to do it
1- First pour ½ pint of cold milk into a saucepan

2- Then pour two whole cups of rice flour in and stir until it is dissolved

3- When the mixture looks fully dissolved, turn the hob on

4- Stir regularly over a medium heat until the fiirni starts to thicken

5- Then add 1 tablespoon of vanilla sugar and keep on stirring!

6- Once thickened, serve up into individual serving bowls and allow to cool for an hour

7- Garnish the fiirni with cinnamon

* Necessary time
20 minutes

* Number of persons
6 persons

* Variants and other comentaries
Fiirni is light rice pudding from Iran, perfect for any season, but especially nice during the winter months! It is great with tea or on its own!

Recipe: Tiramisu

* Ingredients

- 3 eggs

- 3 tablespoons of sugar

- 300g Mascarpone cheese

- 200g Savoiardi biscuits (or sponge cake pieces)

- 3 cups of coffee

- Cocoa powder

* Way to do it

1- Separate the egg whites from the yolks.

2- Whip up the egg whites with ½ a tablespoon of sugar. The egg whites should form soft peaks.

3- Separately whip up the yolks with the remaining sugar for about 3 minutes.

4- Put the cheese into the whipped yolks.

5- Add the egg whites and mix carefully with a palette knife.

6- Soak the biscuits (or sponge) in the coffee.

7- Put a layer of them into a dish or mould and pour half the cheese cream over it.

8- Cover with another layer of biscuits or sponge and finish the cake with another layer of cream.

9- Sprinkle cocoa powder on the cake’s surface and put it into the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.

* Necessary time

30 minutes

* Number of persons

6 persons

* Variants and other comentaries

This is a delicious tipical Italian cake. It´s always sucessfull for dessert.

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