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The shortcrust pastry of Santa Lucia – Gordon Ramsay’s version

The shortcrust pastry of Santa Lucia


The shortcrust pastry of Santa Lucia they are delicious butter biscuits that are prepared on the occasion of the feast of Saint Lucia, for December 13, especially in northern Italy.

The cult of the saint in fact it is celebrated in many parts of Italy, mostly in Syracuse, the city where he was born and lived.

But it is also very popular in the city of Verona, where on the occasion of this festival every year a great fair is organized, the so-called "Bancheti de Santa Lussia".

Here you can buy typical handicraft products, toys and sweets of all kinds.

Among the typical sweets, you can find the "Mandorlato" (variant of nougat) and the very good "Shortcrust pastry of Santa Lucia“, Made in different Christmas shapes.

These treats are prepared by families for the night of December 12th to be left to the saint who visits the homes of good children bringing gifts and sweets on the back of a donkey.

But they must be careful not to stay up late, to close their eyes well and to sleep, because the Saint does not want to be seen.

Let's immediately see the recipe for these fragrant butter shortbread biscuits.

To prepare the Frolle di Santa Lucia you will need some cookie molds of various sizes and shapes:

A planetary for a perfect dough:

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Panini di Santa Lucia (Lussekatter)

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Christmas tree with Nutella and puff pastry: the amazing sweet version! – Gordon Ramsay’s version

Christmas tree with Nutella and puff pastry


L'Christmas tree with Nutella it's a Christmas cake greedy and rapid; variant of the salty puff pastry tree! It is realized in 10 minutes with suns 2 ingredients, that is to say: puff pastry And Nutella, which assembled together, give life to one Tree-shaped pastry filled with nutella ; where is it each diner can detach his branch greedy and is immediately party!

Christmas tree with Nutella and puff pastry

For the realization use the rectangular puff pastry, it will be easier to make the shape! for the filling you can use Nutella or any another spread with hazelnuts! The secret for the perfect success is the passage in the freezer for 15 minutes , before carving the branches! I recommend this you will need to have a solid filling that does not come out and of turn the twigs without dirtying everything! In this I have chosen to decorate with many smarties on the surface that simulate just the balls on the Christmas tree! but you can also add nothing, the result will still be amazing!

Together with the classic Panettone, the soft Pandoro, the sweet gingerbreads and the spectacular Christmas cake, theTree with puff pastry and nutella it is perfect to bring to the table like dessert at the end of the meal, parties, parties and Christmas snacks for adults and children! you can realize it well in advance, in the end keep it in the fridge And bake it at the moment!

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Recipe Christmas tree with Nutella

PREPARATION TIMES

Preparation Cooking Total
10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes

Ingrediants

Quantity for 8 – 10 people

  • 2 rolls of rectangular puff pastry
  • a few tablespoons of Nutella
  • smarties and sugared almonds (optional)

Method

How to make the Nutella Christmas tree

First of all, make the shape following the step-by-step steps you find in PASTA PASTA TREE

the filling changes but the realization is identical! The only attention is spreading an even and not too double layer of Nutella and please,

before cutting the branches, place the triangle in the freezer for 15 minutes! Then follow again all the indications of the preparation that you find in the link.

Finally, bake in a static oven at 200 ° in the center of the oven, taking care to add a dripping pan on the surface of the oven that acts as a screen and will prevent the tree from burning or swelling excessively! Cook at 200 ° for the first 10 minutes then lower to 180 ° and continue cooking for another 10 minutes!

Then remove from the oven and let cool, if you like, glue the smarties on the branches with melted chocolate or simply with a hint of Nutella.

Yours is ready Christmas tree with Nutella!

Christmas tree with Nutella

It keeps perfectly 2 days at room temperature, even if it is good to consume it during the day to enjoy all its fragrance!

Instead, you can keep it in the fridge ready to cook for 2 – 3 days!

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Coconut shortcrust pastry (for tarts and biscuits), the perfect recipe! – Gordon Ramsay’s version

Shortcrust pastry with coconut


There Shortcrust pastry with coconut it's a basic preparation exquisite! Variant of the classic recipe! In this case made with a percentage of coconut flour in the dough which gives a crazy scent it's a delicious tropical taste! A unique goodness from the crumbly consistency! Perfect to make Tarts, Cookies, pastries, tartlets, tarts, shells, mignon, funds and a thousand other preparations!

Shortcrust pastry with coconut

By now you all know my boundless love for shortbreads of all tastes! From the one with pistachio cocoa to the one with hazelnuts, I am always one resounding success! Why not experiment with one coconut shortcrust pastry? No sooner said than done!

It's about a very easy preparation And rapid which takes its cue from my super tested! You can make it happen coconut flour, rapé coconut the result it does not change! As well as you can choose whether to prepare them with or without butter! For convenience you can use one planetary, but it comes perfect even by hand! Once cooled in the fridge And simple to spread does not break e does not break! and after cooking while keeping his own friability And slightly soft to the bite! divine!

Prepare it early and I'm sure it will immediately join the your favorites!

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Coconut shortcrust pastry recipe

PREPARATION TIMES

Preparation Cooking Total
20 minutes + rest in the fridge 12 minutes 32 minutes

Ingrediants

Quantity for 1 tart of 24 cm or 25/28 biscuits

  • 230 grams of flour 100 + 100 grams of coconut flour or rapé coconut + a sprinkling of flour 100
  • 165 gr of soft butter at room temperature (or 75 gr of sunflower oil)
  • 1 whole egg (medium size)
  • 2 egg yolks (small size)
  • 130 grams of granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (or 1 sachet or the seeds of 1 berry)
  • 1 pinch of salt

Method

How to make coconut shortcrust pastry

First of all, follow the procedure that you find in SHORT PASTRY using the ingredients listed.

In the article, you will find illustrated step-by-step advice on preparation, cooking and storage!

Here is ready Shortcrust pastry with coconut

Shortcrust pastry with coconut

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