Taste & Taste again

After a week straight of making and eating cookies ( I can't even say the word cookie without getting nauseous) we move on to some other menu items.

Berry Marmalade Tart-bacca marmellata-- Hazelnut crust, local berry jam

Pasticiotto-(custard pie) pasta frolla crust, vanilla custard filling

Ricotta cheesecake tart

Pignoli tart- pasta frolla crust, almond sponge, pignoli

NY Cheesecake- torta di formaggio- cookie crust, with seasonal fruit or without

Ricotta cheesecake-torta di ricotta- Local ricotta cheese, amaretti crust, with fruit or without

Cannoli- crispy fried shell, impastata filling

 

Many challenges arise when you are out of a professional environment. Oven temperature and evenness of baking, lack of space and deep frying in general were among the worst for us. After some trial and error I think we had some decent results.

 

We pushed pretty hard all week. Trying time and again to perfect some recipes as best we could in the environment we were in (pasticciotto with its damn hollow top!) and now it was time for a second tasting. This time for my partner and his wife in Ramsey.

All went pretty well. Some criticism on the cannoli cream "to light" and the pignoli cookies "not right".  I can deal with that. We pretty much nailed everything else. I will conquer you pine nut!!

So back to the drawing board on a few select items. We push on. I cant wait to get in a real kitchen!!