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The secret of Santa's cookies – Italian Cuisine

The stories under the tree. We all have a secret memory of the holidays from when we were children. Here is that of the son of Santa Claus! For you one of the stories of our editorial staff taken from the December issue

I won't tell you that my mother is the Befana, it wouldn't be nice. But I swear to you that my father is Santa Claus and his mom, my grandmother, an exceptional cook. In truth, I tell you, she is only good at making Santa Claus cookies, to make her son happy: what not to do for children! Every morning my grandmother prepares Santa's cookies for Santa Claus. It was also Ferragosto, Easter, Carnival or Halloween. Because the ones you leave under the tree, my father really doesn't like them. Except that they are almost always bought at the supermarket, and this to Santa Claus, my dear, is not done. But even when you prepare them, with love, patience, dedication … Ok, I'll tell you a secret, but swear not to post it on Facebook: Santa Claus is one with difficult tastes. A squeamish, as my mother says.
Uh, poor mom! Sometimes it drives her crazy: and the steak no, and the carrots no, and the soup no, and the strawberry ice cream no, and the pizza no, and the french fries no, and the pasta with sauce no … Ah, but pasta in white yes: he loves it! And he loves white bread: the undercooked one, to understand. And then he's crazy about whipped cream: uh, I have to hide it in my bedroom if I want to eat some! He goes crazy for milk, meringues, white chocolate, sugar cubes and coarse salt grains. For white cheeses (mozzarella, brie, goat cheese … oh well, those) he might even forget to bring you gifts! In short, as long as it is white, everything is fine. I call it the "snow syndrome" and it makes Mom laugh so much.
I know what you are wondering: and are the cookies that Grandma makes all white? What do I tell you to do! Of course!

The reason why I tell you all this is that during the Christmas holidays I would like to sleep a little more. And you could give me a hand. Yes, because every morning, when the reindeer all start yelling in chorus (a sound like the bleating of the sheep, but more strangled, a sound that goes something like this: Aaaauuuiiigh) grandma drags me out of bed, takes me to the kitchen and we prepare Santa's cookies. Outside it is night and the snow falls thick and I am cold and I would love to sleep again.
Here, if you learned to make the cookies that my dad likes so much, at least in those 15 days of celebration I could stay under the covers. Santa Claus would find his favorite cookies under your decorated trees and he would be full and happy. And grandmother could also rest for a while.

In short, my dear, I count on you!

Ingredients for four Santa Claus cookies

8 kg of fresh snow, if it is powdery and crumbly snow (mountain snow), or 4 kg if it is city snow, which is usually much wetter and heavier, but easier to mix; 25 egg whites beaten until stiff; 146 sugar cubes; 7 mozzarella and all the white cheeses you have at home; 12 kg of white chocolate in 2 cm chunks per side; 23 kg of flour 00; 5 kg of butter cut into pyramids; 27 liters of whole milk; 15 liters of whipped cream inside out; 3 grains of coarse salt cut into thin strips.

Method

Throw everything into a huge planetary mixer and blend for the time it takes to repeat this rhyme seven times:

Who does it for himself
serves as a king
who is crazy
is a friend of the cat
loves plants and every animal
ready is Santa's cookie.

Good. At this point, at the bottom of the planeatria you will find a small amount of creamy paste. You work it with your hands and prepare four Santa Claus-shaped cookies. Let it rest for the time to repeat the rhyme three times and then blow on it. Cool, huh! Here, the cookies are now ready to finish under the tree. With a glass of cold milk, I recommend!

Vanity Stage with Hyal Secret – Italian Cuisine

"How many no did you say to say yes to yourself?" The Vanity Stage organized in collaboration with perfidious Hyal Secret

Vanity Fair in collaboration with Perfidy Hyal Secret, a new cosmetic line by Fidia Farmaceutici, launches the virtual appointment "HOW MANY NO DID YOU SAY TO SAY YES TO YOURSELF?" to be held on 3 December at 6 pm, included in the consolidated Vanity Stage format.

An event dedicated to women that also sees them as protagonists to tell the brand's claim through their stories “beauty requires perfidy”. Success stories (in work and in daily life) and the goals they have achieved in their lives thanks to ambition, knowing what they wanted and how to get it, growing individually but without sacrificing beauty. Protagonists of these sincere and unfiltered stories: Anna Ferzetti, Serena Davini, Laura Castelli and the sisters Cristina and Eleonora Gerloni.

To follow the appointment, simply connect to https://vanitystage.vanityfair.it/perfidia-2020 or on the Facebook and Youtube profiles of Vanity Fair Italy.

Partner of the Perfidia Hyal Secret appointment – the exclusive line of face creams created to preserve the youthfulness of the skin of women of all ages – presented by Fidia Farmaceutici, leader in the development of hyaluronic acid-based products with extreme purity and technology innovative.

The yeast-free apple pie: the pastry chef's secret – Italian Cuisine

The fruit and the recipe come from Valtellina. But this apple pie has a secret that makes it super light

Thanks to its geographical location, the exposure of the slopes, the climatic conditions and the daily temperature range, Valtellina is an ideal place for the cultivation of apple trees: 1000 hectares and more than 1000 farms that produce about 300 thousand quintals each year, of which 85% of Mela Valtellina PGI, which includes Golden Delicious, Red Delicious and Gala.

Three main varieties: Golden Delicious sweet, crunchy and very juicy, Red Delicious from the elongated shape with juicy pulp and intense color it is easily preserved for many months Gala Summer apple with a bright pinkish red color with typical streaks, crunchy, with a balanced and slightly acidulous taste.

We asked a pastry chef from Valtellina, Fabio Fiorelli, its personal apple pie recipe, soft and very fast to prepare, especially delicious!

Ingredients

200 g of flour type 0, 200 g of powdered sugar, 200 g of whole eggs (about 5 or 6), 200 g of butter, 1 vanilla bean, 1 pinch of salt, lemon zest.

Method

Whisk the icing sugar vigorously with the softened butter. Gradually incorporate the eggs and flour with a wooden spoon. Add a pinch of salt, the grated lemon zest and the vanilla, taken from the berry with a sharp knife.

Pour the mixture into a previously greased and floured cake pan. Cut the apples into slices not too thin, removing the core, and arrange them radially.

Bake at 180 degrees for 35/45 minutes.

You may have noticed that there is no yeast: it is sufficient, in fact, to whip the icing sugar well with the butter and add the eggs slowly while continuing to mix to ensure a soft and tasty result.