No churn Black forest Ripple Ice cream (Postre helado Selva negra con cerezas) Feliz dia de la Independencia!

This is another dessert  I made with frozen cherries (they can also be with tined cherries) here is not yet time for cherries (the trees are just blooming)

It is a variety of the Black Forest cake, it is absolutely delicious and it is not difficult to do.
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When I was very small my favorite cake was Black Forest and my mom always made it or bought it for my birthday.
(Oh my mom .I miss her so much, every day.)

I am posting it as a tribute to our Independence Day, which is September 18th.
To chileans here and out Happy Independence day)
Have everyone a very good weekend, hugs


Adapted from : Woman's day kitchen

Ingredients

350 grams   (12 oz) pitted  frozen cherries or drained canned black cherries
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups cold heavy cream,
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
114 grams (4 oz ) bittersweet chocolate chunks

Method

Place the cherries, sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until the cherries break down and the liquid turns to a thick syrup, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Transfer to a bowl  and refrigerate until cool, about 15 minutes.

Using a electric mixer beat the cream, condensed milk and vanilla in a large bowl on medium high until stiff peaks for, 3 to 4 minutes. Gently fold in the chocolate chunks. (reserve some cherries and chocolate for  garnish.)

Spoon half the cream mixture into 4 1/2 by 8 inch loaf pan or a freezer safe container.
Spoon  half the cherry mixture on top. Using a knife swirl the cherry mixture through the cream. Repeat with remaining cream and cherry mixture.
Freeze until set, at least  3 hours. Once set cover with plastic wrap and you can freeze for up to 2 weeks.

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postres helado de selva negra

Cherry and ricotta dessert (Postres de ricotta y cerezas)

I love cherries too much and even here in winter I make desserts with cherries (or cakes, or strudell) the thing is that although they do not believe in this dessert I work with frozen cherries (it can be made with frozen cherries or of jar) what I made? First, thaw them a little at natural temperature and wash a littel.
 Then when they were ready in the desserts  I glazed them  with a little jam. I love them!

Source :
 receta de Gloria Frugone Revista Ya

Ingredients



400 grams of cherries canned or frozen
1 cups heavy cream
1 cup greek yogurt
300 grams of ricotta (or cream cheese)
4 eggs
3/4 cup of icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange zest

mint leaaves to garnish

Method

In a bowl, mix  the ricotta with icing sugar until is creamy. Gradually add the greek yogurt , heavy  cream , orange zest, cinnamon and vanilla  and finally the eggs adding them one by one.

Fill the bottom of each rameki with cherries. Then pour over the batter.

Bake the ramekins  in a bain-marie in a prehaeated oven to 360°F (180°c) about 25minutes or until the look set.

Remove from the oven let cool  and serve.

You can add some cherries and some mint leaves

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Spring is almost here... (peach tree)

First apricot blossom

love cherries 

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postre de cerezas negras

Pear-rosemary Bundt Cake (Bundt cake de peras y romero)

Im really impress as time goes by and especially for me this year. (After my mom passed, sometimes I think the time stop but not)

Here we are at the end of winter and spring begins. And for many of you Fall, I love Autumn is my favorite time.

I can not stand the heat and the summers are very hot here. The good thing is the fruit and being able to swim, everything has something good.

Getting to the point about a week ago I made this recipe, we have had many pears and  are delicious so this recipe is good when you have ripe pears or not.
I love  bundt cakes always look good and they are eaten  very fast here.
I love it with a cup of tea or coffee.
It is adapted from one of my favorite cooking magazines: 
Bake from Scratch.

A hug for all and thanks by coming !

Pear-rosemary bundt cake


Ingredients

about 6 to 7  medium  ripe pears 
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
170 grams plus 2 tablespoons honey, divided
1/2 tablespoon fresh rosemary sprigs
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter softened 
1 cup (220 grams) firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
80 grams greek yogurt 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups (375 grams) all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda 
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
browned butter pear glaze (recipe follow)

Method

Preheat oven 190°c (375°F) 
Grease and flour a 10 inch (25 cm diameter) Bundt pan.
Set aside.
Peel, core and chop pears into pieces.
Place on a pan. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, 2 tablespoon of honey and rosemary, tossing  ingredientes to coat.
Roast until lightly caramelized and fragant, about 20 minutes, let cool completely
Reserve 1 cup of chopped pears, Transfer remaining pears to the container of a blender and puree until smooth.
Reduce oven temperature to 180° (350°F).
In the bowl of a stand mixer beat butter, brown sugar and oilat medium high speed until  fluffy.
Add eggs one at time,beating well after each addition.
Beatin 1 cup pear puree, yogurt, vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup honey.
In a large bowl whisk together flour,baking soda,cinnamon and salt.Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture beating just until combined. Fold in reserved chopp pears .
Pour batter into prepared pan .
Bake until a wooden pick inserted near center comes clean, bake about 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.
Spoon browned butter pear glaze over the cake letting glaze run down the sides of cake.
Let glaze set before slicing.

Brown butter pear glaze

1/4 unsalted butter 
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons pear puree
reserved from Bundt cake
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon salt

In a small saucepan melt butter over medium heat.Cook until butter turns a medium brown color and has a nutty aroma, about 10 minutes . Remove from heat.
In a medium bowl combine confectioners sugar, pear puree, honey and salt. Add brown butter to sugar mixture, whisking until combined. 




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Bundt cake

Lemon meringue and passionfruit Ice cream (semifredo) Semifredo de limon y maracuya

It's not a mystery that I love passionfruit. 
I'm always thinking in recipes to do something different but always delicious. I usually use passionfruit that comes frozen I tell for those who do not find it fresh. 
And the problem with passionfruit that when it is fresh ripens very quickly (it happened to us already) but in any case this recipe comes from England! (Mary Berry) and of course it can be done with another fruit!
(raspberries, cherries, strawberries, mangoes or just lemon)



Adapted from: Mary Berry 
Great British food  Revival

Lemon meringue and passionfruit Ice cream (semifredo)

Ingredients

300 ml double cream
1 lemon zest and juice
1 jar good quality lemon curd (maybe  you have your own lemon curd recipe but here is a lemon curd recipe I always make)
50 grams meringues broken into chunky pieces
1 teaspoon  chopped fresh lemon balm or mint
1 cup frozen   passionfruit (or 3 passion pulp and seeds scooped out
some lemon balm or mint to garnish

Method

Line a 450g /1 lb loaf tin with clingfilm, overlapping the sides.
Whisk the cream lightly until the whisk leaves a trail, add the lemon zest and juice and half the jar of lemon curd then fold  in the meringue and chopped lemon balm or mint..

Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin, cover with clingfilm and freeze for at least five hours.(or overnight)

If the Ice cream has been freezing ovenight, remove it from the freezer for 10 minutes before turning onto a plate.
Lift the Ice cream from the loaf tin, invert it onto a board and remove the clingfilm. Dip a sharp knife in boiling water and cut the semifredo or Ice cream into slices.

Mix the other half of the lemon curd with the pulp and seeds from the passionfruit. Place a slice of   ice cream on a plate  and top with a spoonful of the passion fruit sauce. Decorate with some lemon balm or mint leaves.


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Helado o semifredo de limon y maracuya

Zucchini and tomato quiche (quiche the zapallito italiano y tomate)

 Always I think   zucchinis are absolutely impressive, you can use them salty or sweet, for quiches, for stews, for soups (are more creamy)  and fortunately I have access almost all year round,  being summer the best time of course.
And if you are in summer the tomatoes are wonderful in this time.
This simple tart  of zucchinis and tomatoes is delicious and really easy.

I love this recipe but I add always some chopped basil is delicious.

Hugs and love for all

Adapted from : Quiches, tarts and salads (Editorial Planeta)

House in my porch 

Daphne

Ingredients


dough
150 grams all purpose flour
150 grams whole flour
130 ml cold water
1/2 teaspoon salt
50 ml olive oil

Filling

250 grams shredded  mozarella
3 medium tomatoes
2 zucchinis
1 tablespoon fresh  basil chopped
oregano salt and pepper

1 cup of heavy cream (or plain greek yogurt)
3 eggs

Method


For dough
combine  all purpose flour, wholemeal flour, oil, salt and cold water. Form a dough kneading a little and let stand for about 20 minutes.

Stretch  the dough and cover over  a  tart  mold (24 cm) .Prick the crust with a fork several times and bake about 10 minutes.   180 ° c. (370°F)

For the filling, mix the cream with the beaten eggs , and add the cheese,  salt and pepper and empty this mix over the precooked tart dough.

Cut the zucchinis and tomatoes into thinly slices.
Once you have sliced the zucchini and tomatoes it's simply a matter of alternating the layers in circles. Sprinkle oregano and chopped basil over them.
Bake until the crust is golden and the juices are bubbling (180 ° c)  (370 °F) for 35 minutes . Remove the pan and let the tart cool for 10 minutes.
Serve with some basil leaves or oregano.

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quiche de zucchini y tomates

Original Viennese Applestrudel (Strudel de manzanas)

Many days ago I have the recipe and the photos ready but it was enough that I sit on the computer and began to stiffen and cough.
I have a terrible cold. But I found that  spent a lot of time.
So here's the recipe: Apple strudel, I love everything with apples and I've made applestrudel  several recipes but I love this.
The dough is so good that it was almost so much I rolled  (a very thin dough), but the second time I was more careful.
I hope to make other strudel  with cherries soon .
I hope you like it as we all  loved here.

Note:
I have to say I made this strudel  one day and I could not take pictures  !! they ate it at night.
Anyway, the next day I went back to do what you see and I was able to take pictures when it was still warm!

A big hug to all of you!


Adapted from  Little Viena

Ingredients
strudel dough
1  1/2  tablespoon  neutral tasting vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vinegar 
1/8 teaspoon table salt
1 cup more 2 tablespoons bread flour or all purpose flour

flour for dusting 
1 egg with some milk for brushing the dough

For the filling

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup fine breadcrumbs or panko
5 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons raisins or dried cranberries
3 tablespoons rum for soaked  the raisins 
or cranberries
4 o 5 medium/big  apples  (Fuji, Braeburn or Macintosh)
1 tablespoon lemon juice 
2 tablespoons melted butter (for brushing the dough)

confectioner's sugar for dusting 
whipped cream for serving (optional)


For the dough

Mix lukewarm water, oil, vinegar, flour and salt in abig bowl. Knead the dough until smooth for about 10 minutes, either in the bowl or an a clean working surface.
If you need add some flour, the dough should  be moist but not sticky. Slam the dough onto the worksurface a few times yielding a very elastic dough
Let the dough rest for 30 to 45 minutes while you make the filling,.

For the filling

Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and add the breadcrumbs or panko. Toasted them stirring constantly, until they are golden. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Mix sugar and cinnamon together, then add it to the buttered breadcrumbs and stir well. Set aside.

Soak the raisins or cranberries in rum  for about a5 minutes to soften.
Peel the apples, quarter and core them. Chop in slices and cover them with lemon juice to prevent the apples from getting brown. Add the soaked raisins (discard remaining rum) and mix well.
Stretching and filling the dough: 
Roll out the dough with a rolling pin on a clean and lightly floured surface.
Flour the surface and the dough every now and then  while rolling. 
When the dough gets about  13 to 15 inch in diameter( 38 cm )  

pick it up and use the back of yours hands to stretch it so you can stretch the dough like a pizza.
When the dough gets bigger and thinner and thus difficult to handle, put it down on a lightly floured tablecloth and straighten out the wrinkles in both the tablecloth and the dough.
Gently stretch the dough paper thin from the inside to the outside, working your way around the sheet of dough.
In the end the sheet of dough should be stretched into a rectangular shape, with the shorter edge fitting a baking sheet  lenghtwise.

Brush half of the dough with half the melted butter. Spread the breadcrumb mixture over the other half of the dough and pat down evenly. One side is brushed with butter noiw, the other side is covered with breadcrumbs, Leave a 1 to 1 1/2 edge around  the dough. Spread the apples over the breadcrumbs.

Fold in the side-ends of the dough. Using the tablecloth roll the dough starting at the apple topped end all the way. Then gently roll the strudel onto a sheet of parchment paper with the sea side down.
Put the dough onto a baking sheet and brush with the remaining melted butter.
(In my second strudel I brush with a beaten egg with a little milk and was more golden )

 Heat the oven to 180° c (375 °F)
Put the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes .

When the crust turn golden the apple strudel is ready.
Take it out of the oven  and let it cool slightly cut it into pieces and serve dusted with confectioner's sugar and or a dollop of  whipped cream.

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These little pictures are from the site where I  adapted the recipe

I found so good to show the filling dough

(pictures from Little Viena)

Strudel de manzanas

Raspberry Sachetorte ( Sachetorte con frambuesas)

About a month ago  was the twins' birthday  and I made this Sache torte with raspberries.
I love the traditional Sachetorte with apricots jam but this was awesome)
The twins (Gerardo y Esperanza)  love chocolate. It was their birthday so it had to be what they wanted.

I made this Sache Torte from that little book that I have in my kindle library: The European Cake cookbook.
I have to say: all the cakes I have made of this book are wonderful.  (You can find in Amazon)

This cake  can be made with fresh or frozen raspberries, everything depends on the season of the year.


Adapted from : The European Cake cookbook

Hugs to all and thanks by stopping by !

Ingredients 

For cake
200 grams semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter (113 g) softened
1/2 cup (63 g) confectioners' sugar
6 eggs separated
1 cup (125 g) all purpose flour
1/4 tesp salt
1/2 cup sugar

Filling

3/4 cup raspberry preserves
2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur

For ganache
1/2 cup (120 ml)  heavy cream
1 cup (175 g) semi sweet chocolate chips

For garnish

1/2 cup (90 g) white chocolate melted
fresh or frozen raspberries



Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C (335 °F) a nd line a 23 cm (9 inch) springform pan with parchment paper and grease the sides.

Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler.
Meanwhile cream together the butter and confectioner's sugar
Add the yolks one at a time and mix well after each addition. Pour in the melted chocolate and sift flour and salt, then mix all the ingredients together throughly.

In a separate bowl whisk together the egg whites and sugar until stiff and glossy peaks form. Transfer 1/3 of the meringue into the chocolate batter, folding gently but throughly. Then add the remaining meringue, folding and mixing to a uniform batter.
Transfer the batter into the prepared springform pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is set. Remove the cake from the oven and cool it in the pan first, then transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely. Once the cake has cooled use a long serrated knife to level off the top and split the cake in half.

Prepare the raspberry filling : combine the raspberry preseve and liqueur. Spread the preserves over the first cake layer then top with the second layer.

Prepare the chocolate ganache: heat the heavy cream until steaming hot, the pour over the chocolate chips arranged in a mixing bowl. Allow the mixture to stand for a few minutes then stir until the ganache is smooth. Arrange the cake over a wire rack and pour the ganache over the top and sides.

Garnish with melted white chocolate and fresh or frozen  raspberries.



Adapted from: The European Cake cookbook


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Artichokes Pie (other recipe from my mom) (Pie de alcachofas de mi mama)

With Esperanza (my daughter) we have been remembering my mom with some of her recipes that are legendary, really delicious.
Esperanza made  the other day my mom scones recipe for her friends and recently I made Artichoke Pie one of our favorite recipes .
Almost everything I learned about cooking was  with my mom. 
She  not only cook fantastic, she also did cooking classes for many years when there were no food  blogs.

Anyway ,  is wonderful  remember people  you love for the food they  made and the love they  put into it.

I made this recipe at the beginning of my blog but I  review the recipe and post again with pleasure.

thanks to all !!

Artichokes pie

Ingredients

Crust
3 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup of milk(a large pyrex oval or round)


Artichoke filling

4 fresh artichokes (the food of the leaves )
or two cans artichokes hearts
(coarsely chopped  and drained)
1 1/2 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 tablespoons vegetal oil
3/4 cup of milk
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
3 tablespoons parmesan grated cheese
4 eggs 
salt

Method

Crust

Over a lightly floured surface   put the flour and salt and add the butter making crumbs with your fingers. Slowly add the milk  and knead by a while to form a ball.
Wrap the pastry and let for 30 minutes to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Then roll out two thirds of the pastry and place over a greased round or oval pyrex or pan.Reserve.

Filling with  artichoke mix ( you can make first and reserve) and roll the remained pastry and cover like a pie.
Brush the pie with a mix of 1 yolk and milk.
Bake at oven by 30 minutes or until is golden brown .
Let chill by a while before serving.

Filling

In a large skillet put the oil and heat to medium heat  and the flour and mix adding the milk  (like a bechamel sauce).
When begin to thick  add the artichoke paste ( mashed  with a fork), mix well and finally add the eggs one for one. 
Add the parmesan cheese, salt and nutmeg ,   cook by two or three minutes and filling the pie with this paste.




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If you use fresh artichokes is better for you first cooking  them  and later  take out the food with a teaspoon  the day before.

I make it   and save all in a tupper or bowl in the fridge.

en español
Pie de alcachofas de mi mama

Passion fruit and chocolate bundt cake (Cake de maracuya con chocolate)

I have always had adoration for passionfruit, (aka maracuya) that is, if I see, I have to buy  and make desserts, juices, cakes, and that delicious smell is really  a wonderful fruit.

My daughter brought these maracuya with her boyfriend, he is Peruvian and he knows a lot about this so he would love this cake.
Anyway I really love this recipe!
And everyone who does not. A hug to all  and thanks by be here. 



Source:  Bake from Scratch (Edd Kimber)

Ingredients

8 extra large eggs
2  1/2 cups cater sugar
2 tablespoons lemon zest
1 1/4 light oliva oil
3/4 cups plain yogurt
1/2 cup passion fruit puree (fresh or frozen)
1 3/4 cups self raising flour
1 cup ground almonds (or almonds flour)
1/3 cup fine semolina
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
passion fruit syrup (recipe follows)
Chocolate glaze (recipe follows)



Method

Preheat oven to 350°F  (180°C)

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment beat eggs, sugar and lemon zest at medium speed until pale and light, about 5 minutes. Add olive oil, yogurt and passion fruit pree and beat to combine.

In a medium bowl whisk together flour, almonds flour, semolina and baking powder.  With mixer in low speed, gradually add dry goods to egg mixture beating to combine.
Butter and flour a 12 to 15 cup bundt pan tapping out excess. Pour in cake batter.
Baker until a skewer inserted in middle of cake come out clean, about 50 mintes. Loosely cover with foil duting last 10 minutes to prevent excess browning  if necessary.
Allow to cool in pan for 12 minutes before carefully inverting on a ware rack. 
Whilstcake is still warm, brush with passion fruit syrup. This add both moisture and a stronger passion fruit flavour.
Let cool completely Once cake has cooled pour over chocolate glaze, allowing it to run down sides of cake.

Passion fruit syrup

1/2 cup superfine sugar
1/4 cup passion fruit puree

Place sugar and passion fruit into a small pan and bring to a simmer to dissolve the sugar. Simmer over medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes so the mixture can reduce. Remove from heat.

Chocolate glaze

150 grams (5 ounces) bittersweet chocolate
1 1/4 cup (300 grams) double heavy whipping cream.

Finely chop chocolate and place in a large bowl,. Place cream in a saucepan,m and bring just to a simmer over mediun heat. Pour over chocolate , and allow to site  for a couple minutes before stirring together to form a silky chocolate glaze. The glaze will thicken as it cools.


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cake de maracuya y chocolate