Shortbread biscuits are delicious Scottish biscuits now appreciated throughout the UK. They are crumbly biscuits normally eaten during the classic ritual of the English afternoon tea.
Home-made gnocchi are a traditional Italian recipe. Typical peasant dish, which is made only with potatoes and flour, they are good with any kind of sauce. It is said that less flour is used to make them, the more they will be good, because the potatoes flavour won’t be changed almost at all. With this cooking method, in the microwave, potatoes are cooked without absorbing the water that it’s normally used to cook them, so theywill remain well cooked but at the same time dry inside. Let’s see what ingredients you’ll need to make them for 4 persons: 1 kg of potatoes 100 g flour Two pinches of salt Preparation -Wash the potatoes and dry them. Prick them with a knife several times, so that they will cook evenly. -Put them in a bowl and cook in the microwave at full power for about 8 minutes. Once done, prick again the potatoes with a fork. If they are soft in the middle, it means they are ready to go, otherwise put them back in the microwave for about 2 minutes and check them again each time, until they are cooked throughout. -Let cool them a little and peel them. With the help of a potato masher, mash them very well and on a clean work surface and spread them evenly to cool them a little bit. -Now add the flour a little at a time together with salt and knead until you get a dough that does not stick anymore to your fingers. -Cut a piece of dough and make a long “rope”, not too thin. Cut the rope into small pieces of about 3 cm and spend every bit above the tines of a fork or above the appropriate wooden tool to scratch gnocchi. -Boil salted water and dipped gnocchi inside. When they will rise to the surface, they are ready to be drained. Toss them with the sauce of your choice. @Angelinaincucin
Nowadays, pancakes are almost famous all over the world. Quite often served for breakfast, there are several versions of them, both sweet and savoury: both served/made with fresh fruit, maple syrup or honey, crispy bacon or even just “all natural”, they are really simple to make.
Baked potatoes, or jacket potatoes, are an Anglo-Saxon culinary specialty, which is often served in a number of pubs, with baked beans and melted cheese. Baked potatoes are not nothing but potatoes cooked in the oven or microwave, topped with different ingredients, which are a full and fast meal that British love to eat, especially on weekends.
Scotch eggs are a typical English really delicious food. They are nothing more than boiled eggs, wrapped in a soft minced pork sausage shell, which are then breaded and fried in hot oil, or baked. The authorship of this recipe should be attributed to the luxurious Fortnum & Mason London headquarter. They were prepared for the first time in the 18th century as fast food for the rich English owners who used to depart from Piccadilly to spend the weekend in their country estates, and therefore they needed to eat something quick but good before their departure.
Yorkshire pudding is a traditional Sunday roast accompainment which is very famous in the UK. It is made with a batter made from eggs, milk, salt and flour which is then cooked in the oven in a piping hot pan, together with animal or vegetable fat.
Scones are one of the typical English sweets that, together with clotted cream and jam, are one of the most delicious part of the traditional afternoon tea, along with other delicious treats.
How to prepare a perfect tradition english breakfast? A fast and fun video to learn how. Here if you wish to discover all the ingredients and know the history of one of the most famous breakfast in the world
