Bagels recipe

The bagels are not well known in Italy, but they are very common in America, Canada and the UK.

They are excellent for breakfast, but also for a quick lunch or a snack. Following this recipe you can make your bagels, … then you can freeze them and use them whenever you want!

bagel

Serves 8 bagels:
550 g flour
300 ml water
20 g honey
10 g sugar
12 g yeast
5 g salt
1 egg
30 ml of milk

sesame seeds, poppy, pumpkin, sunflower, caraway …..

Working in the a mixer with the hook, the flour, the yeast, 200 ml of water and honey. Add the water a little at the time. Check the consistency of the dough: if it is too soft, reduce the amount of water, if it’s too hard add a little ‘more than water. Work for 10 minutes and at the end add the salt. Cover and let rise for an hours and a half. Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and form 8 balls. With a finger, make a hole in the center of each ball of dough and make it around on itself. Arrange the bagels on a floured baking sheet, cover and let rise again for 40 minutes.

bagel recipe

Heat a pot of water, add sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, the water has to simmer. Dip a bagel at a time and cook for one minute on each side. Take them out and let them cool on a clean cloth. Put all 8 bagels on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, brush with beaten egg with the milk. Sprinkle the seeds and a pinch of salt. Bake at 180 ° C for about 25 minutes or until they are puffed and golden . Allow to cool on a wire rack, cut them in half, lightly toast them and stuff them with soft cheese, …..

Strozzapreti agli strigoli

Questo è un ottimo periodo per utilizzare gli stridoli. In questa ricetta li utilizziamo per fare un sugo per condire gli strozzapreti.
strozzapreti

Ingredienti per 4 persone:
480 g di strozzapreti freschi
200 g di strigoli
uno spicchio d’aglio
50 g olio extravergine
300 g passata classica di pomodoro biologica “CiaoBio”
Sale
Eliminare i gambi più duri degli stridoli. Tagliare l’aglio a lamelle, metterlo in una padella con poco olio e rosolarlo. Aggiungere gli stridoli e cuocerli per alcuni minuti. Aggiungere la passata di pomodoro. Aggiustare di sale.
Cuocere gli strozzapreti in acqua bollente salata, scolarli e e saltarli in padella con la salsa. Aggiungere un mestolino d’acqua di cottura e un po’ d’olio extravergine.

Pane in Pentola

After some tests and tips of Gregory Grippo Chef at La Buca restaurant  in Cesenatico, here is the result of the bread baked in the clay pot Bionatural. I used this beautiful pot!
pane in pentola pane pentola

I have tried to simplify as much as possible in order to realize this type of bread in all ovens, even those that are not professional.

Ingredients:

500 g flour 260 w (I used Garofalo 260 w)

310 ml water (the amount may be different with other types of flours)

4 g brewers yeast

8 g salt

flax seeds (optional)

Put the flour in the planetary. Dissolve the yeast in the water and slowly pour in the flour. Allow to run 7 minutes on speed 2. Add the salt _and the flax seeds pounded in a mortar_ _ . Let the dough rise for 12 hours by covering it with a cloth. Give the shape of the loaf and let rise another 2 hours. Turn the oven temperature to 230 ° C with the pot empty inside. Put the dough into the pan, cover and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for another 20-25 minutes, lowering the temperature to 200 ° C. Remove from oven and cool the bread on a rack in a cool, dry place.

Continuerò a sperimentare le cotture in questa pentola di creta, sia per il pane che per altre ricette, quindi: Continuate a seguire pescenudo.it!

Strozzapreti Senza Glutine al Pesto di Semi di Zucca

The number of people intolerant to gluten is increasing each year about 20%. These Strozzapreti Farabella are produced with corn flour, rice flour and cornstarch, then suitable for celiacs.
pesto di semi di zucca

Ingredients for 4 people:
320 g strozzapeti gluten Farabella
100 g pumpkin seeds Melandri Gaudenzio
32 beautiful basil leaves
a clove of garlic (optional)
extra virgin olive oil
40 g parmesan cheese

Prepare the pesto as in recipes Cod to Pestacchio, (use pumpkin seeds instead of pistachios); Homemade with monkfish, green beans, potatoes and pesto (use pumpkin seeds instead of pine nuts). The garlic is optional and if you decide to use it should be peeled and crushed in a mortar or blended well with the other ingredients. Add the parmesan pesto. Cook the pasta in boiling water (at least 3 liters per 500 g of pasta) salt (5 g of salt per liter). After 6 minutes of cooking, turn off the heat and let it finish cooking by covering the pan. Drain the pasta and dress with the pesto.

Spaghetti di farro, Asparagi e Tarassaco

On the occasion of the Earth’s World Day, here is a super healthy recipe: Spelt spaghetti Asparagus and Dandelion.  Use only the tender leaves of dandelion, that will be a little less bitter.

spaghetti tarassaco

Ingredients for 4 people:

360 g spelt paghetti Secoli d’Amore – Gusto per Amore
16 green asparagus
2 scallions
20 tender leaves of dandelion
extra virgin olive oil Secoli d’Amore – Gusto per Amore
salt

Peel the asparagus and wash. Cut about 3-4 cm of the tip, then the first part of the stem in slices, and all the soft part remaining pieces. Saute shallot with a little olive oil, add the pieces of the final part of the asparagus. Add a ladle of water, a pinch of salt and cook. Combine also dandelion leaves, washed well and boil for a minute. Blend _ _, add a few drops of oil and adjust salt. In a a pan, saute the shallots _, always with a tablespoon of oil. Add the asparagus into slices and cook for a few minutes. In boiling salted water, cook the asparagus tips, drain, then cook the spaghetti . Drain them al dente and place in a pan with little more than half of the asparagus e dandelion cream . In 4 dinner plates lay the remaining cream. Serve the spaghetti and garnish with asparagus tips. Respect Our Planet !!!

giornata della terra

Dry the fruit

Dry the fruit is an interesting technique to preserve it for longer.

pera essiccata

Ingredients:
4 pears big and hard
50g powdered sugar
Preparation.
Peel the pears and cut into regular slices thickness of about 4 mm.
Lay them in trays dryer. Using a fine sieve cover the pears with a thin layer of powdered sugar.
Put to dry at 40° C for 12-24 hours, the time depends on the thickness and initial consistency of the pear.
With higher temperatures speed up the drying process, but you lose the nutritional properties of the fruit.
This procedure is also valid for other types of fruit such as apples, citrus fruits, …. important that they are not a variety too rich in water .
Another way, also used for the industrial production is to put the fruit, after having cut it, in a solution of water and ascorbic acid (15/20 g per liter of water) for 5 minutes, then drain, dry and place to dry.

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