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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.

Muffins that do not rise (the secret is yogurt!) – Italian Cuisine

When you want something soft, but you don't have time to wait. In these buns the yogurt in the dough is the solution

The yogurt scones I'm there perfect snack, but also the perfect aperitif, the perfect schiscetta and the perfect picnic. After such a premise of perfection you cannot fail to try them. Especially since they don't need to leavenedor rather, that rise directly in the oven.

Yogurt and yeast

Obviously you are wondering how these do it scones to be soft like leavened muffins, even without rising times. The secret is yogurt. Very often in fact, it is also used in sweet and savory cakes to stimulate the leavened in combination with the bicarbonate because the acidic ingredients combined with a leavening agent give rise to a chemical reaction that allows any dough to grow during cooking. Baking soda and lemon juice or baking soda and vinegar also work great.

The taste is that of a classic focaccia and yogurt is practically not felt.
They can be more or less soft depending on the processing and cooking: if you prefer them crunchy roll them out quite thinly, otherwise leave a thick layer.

Which yogurt to choose?

We recommend that whole Greek white because it is tastier and creamier and makes the texture and flavor more palatable, but you can also opt for a low-fat yogurt.
If you don't like yogurt, replace it with a spreadable cheese Philadelphia type, equally acid, although less creamy.

The recipe for yogurt scones

Ingredients

500 g of whole white Greek yogurt
600 g of self-raising flour (or 600 g of 0 or 00 flour and 1 sachet of instant yeast for 16 g savory pies)
extra virgin olive oil
coarse salt

Method

To prepare the muffins with yogurt just work self-rising flour and yogurt.
Our advice is to add the yogurt flour little by little until you reach the perfect consistency of a slightly more moist pizza dough.
Depending on the type of yogurt you will use and the flour, the doses may vary slightly, so you may need more flour. If you use the yeast separately, sift it and add it to the rest.
Be careful not to choose that of powdered beer because it wouldn't work the same way.
Once the dough is ready, just work it to make muffins because it does not need to rise.
Brush the scones with a little oil and season with coarse salt.
Bake at 200 degrees in a static oven for 15 minutes on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and lightly oiled.

variants

you can stuff the muffins by cutting them in half or you can add grilled or sautéed vegetables on the surface before baking.
You can also decorate them with of cherry tomatoes or with dried tomatoes and if you use one Greek fruit yogurt you can turn them into a sweet snack.
These muffins become sandwiches if instead of hanging them, leave them round and high.

Browse the tutorial now to find out more tips on preparing these buns

The secret of our #LCIFoodDelivery tiramisu – Italian Cuisine

From today you can taste our tiramisu right at home, thanks to the new delivery service "La Cucina Italiana: Ready on the table" … but first we reveal one of its goodness secrets! #LCIFoodDelivery

The Italian Cuisine School comes to your table with the new one food delivery in partnership with Deliveroo. Italian Cuisine – Ready to eat is the first home service by La Cucina Italiana, born with the desire to enhance the excellences of the Italian territory in full respect of tradition and seasonality of the ingredients.

#LCIFoodDelivery: Tiramisu

In a menu dedicated to the best of Italian cuisine, the most loved dessert of all, tiramisu could not be missing. Giovanni Rota, Executive Chef at La Scuola de La Cucina Italiana, is ready to share one of our tiramisu secrets with you.

Here is the recipe of homemade ladyfingers!

Ingredients
300 g caster sugar
180 g white flour
60 g starch
10 whole eggs
icing sugar

Method
Beat the egg whites with the sugar until stiff. Pour over the yolks and mix, taking care not to disassemble the mixture.
Add the well sieved powders (repeat the operation 2 or 3 times).
Spread on parchment paper with the help of a piping bag and sprinkle with icing sugar. Bake in a static oven at 180ºC for 15 minutes.

The delivery service of La Cucina Italiana is active on Milan from Monday to Friday, from 12 to 22. If you want to taste our Ligurian lasagna and many other traditional Italian dishes, just access the delivery application Deliveroo and order. The dishes are designed to preserve their quality during the trip and will be delivered hot within a sustainable packaging, fully compostable and recyclable.