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Mantuan donut and resumada recipe – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Our journey to discover the regional flavors of Lombardy focuses today on the recipe for Mantuan donut and resumadaa preparation of peasant origin.

The Mantua donut, also called Bussolano, it can be prepared with or without the hole and is not as soft as you might expect from a donut. Precisely this characteristic means that it is usually enjoyed by dipping it in wine or in the resumada, a sweet and frothy cream based on eggs, sugar and wine.

The recipe we propose is Ilaria Castelli, from Lombardy, 47 years old, who founded Chef and the City in Milan, a cooking school that welcomes students from all over the world. She also does catering and home chef services. Her cuisine is an anti-waste cuisine that seeks “primary, natural and original” flavours. You studied cooking at the Polytechnic of Commerce in Milan but also in Morocco and Oman, in Barcelona and St. Petersburg.

Also discover the other recipes for a Lombard Sunday lunch: Michette and butter candles, Marubini with vegetables and crispy bacon.

Classic shortcrust pastry recipe for the tart – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Shortcrust pastry? Recipe This is perfect for tarts. The one that – we guarantee – will not disappoint you, because it is perfectly balanced and ready to welcome your favorite jam.

Which sugar to use to make shortcrust pastry?

Classic shortcrust pastry wants it caster sugarbut it can also be prepared with lo icing sugar, muscovado or brown sugar. In the first case the pasta will become very crumbly, almost sandy and will tend to melt in the mouth; with brown sugar it will be more rustic and easier to crumble; the moscovado has a slight liquorice taste, which should be taken into account: you can avoid flavoring the mixture with lemon zest or you will have to use more, and also choose a jam with a strong flavour.

Which flour to use for shortcrust pastry?

You can also use 50% wholemeal or spelled flour to mix with 00 flour: in this case the dough will have a less fine consistency. If desired, you can add a pinch of yeast, which will give the dough a little softness. You can replace lemon zest with vanilla, cinnamon, licorice in powder. For the cocoa version, use 30 g, removing 30 g of flour. We offer you the classic recipe to prepare a buttery tart that melts in your mouth.

Brioche bun cake recipe – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

There Brioche bread and cream sandwich cake it is a very simple recipe to prepare a dessert for the whole family, to be enjoyed at different times of the day, such as breakfast or a snack.

To make it we used soft slices brioche bread from which we removed the crust and which we wet with one syrup and then stuffed with a chocolate and orange cream. Closed like a sandwich, we placed them in a baking dish and baked for a few minutes with slices of almonds And powdered sugar.

Also discover these recipes: Brioche bread braid, Chocolate brioche bread, Brioche in a box, Baked brioche bread with ricotta and raspberries, Surprise filled brioche bread, Brioche bread, cream and chocolate, Brioche bread with figs.