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The sangria in the winter version! – Italian Cuisine

Here is a winter version of sangria, for an unexpected cocktail to offer to friends during the Christmas holidays

Put an evening with many friends on the occasion of Christmas. Put a cocktail to prepare in advance and in large quantities.

Here is a winter version of the classic sangria.

We have good news for you: you do not have to wait for many months to sip it at the beach during the aperitif time. Today we offer a perfect recipe for even the coldest months to warm up your Christmas evenings with friends.

Ingredients of winter sangria

The reality the winter recipe of the sangria does not differ much from the summer one except for the presence of the peaches that will now be replaced with other seasonal fruits as pears, apples, oranges and tangerines.
However, as in the classic recipe, spices that give taste and flavor to this extraordinary cocktail will not be missing.

With cinnamon we will also add a vanilla bean that warms and softens. And then there is certainly the wine, the most important ingredient, which must be not only of excellent quality, but also suitable for this kind of preparation.

While for the summer version of sangria is generally used a full-bodied red wine, for the winter one will be better more delicate and light red wine, like a Bonaria.

If you prefer the White sangria use a firm fruity wine, but remember to decorate everything with gods Red fruits because the color of Christmas must not be missing.

The colors of Christmas

Speaking of colors, remember that in this case they are not a detail to be underestimated.

Being a cocktail designed for Christmas can not miss the red and then used pomegranate or currants or cranberries, fresh if you can find them.

And then, why not, add a touch of green with a sprig of rosemary or a laurel leaf.

The recipe for Christmas sangria

First of all, put in a liter and a half of red wine, a stick of vanilla, a pear and an apple into small pieces, the segments of an orange and two tangerines with the juice of a lemon and an orange. 150 g of sugar. Leave everything to rest for a day in the fridge and then add about 650 ml of gazzosa. Decorated with red fruits and plenty of powdered cinnamon.

This sangria is excellent from serve also lukewarm, like a sort of mulled wine. In this case avoid the gazzosa and lengthen everything with other orange or tangerine juice.

the homemade cake in "elegant" version – Italian Cuisine

Cookies, butter and … white chocolate. The ingredients of happiness! Try this variant of the classic sweet salami

The chocolate salami It is one of the easiest desserts to prepare and always puts everyone in agreement.
Butter, chocolate and biscuits, three ingredients that together are a bomb of taste and sweetness. You can do it in the variant without butter or eggs, but you've never tried it too white version?

How to make chocolate salami

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Homemade, but elegant

The white chocolate salami it is the "elegant" version, if one may say so, of a classic of the homemade desserts of our country.
The nice thing about this dessert is that it is very easy to prepare, but also very versatile because you can add a bit of what you want depending on your tastes to the basic ingredients.
The difference between white chocolate salami and dark chocolate salami is just the type of chocolate, but otherwise the method it's exactly the same.
Let's see the recipe right away.

The recipe of white chocolate salami

The first step is chocolate processing.
Melt in a bain-marie or in the microwave 300 g of white chocolate excellent quality e 125 g of butter.
To obtain a smooth and lumpy cream, make small enough pieces of chocolate so that they can melt quickly and evenly.
Apart from, break rough biscuits crudely. You can do it with your hands or even with a blender, but operating it for a very short time and at medium-low speed because the pieces of biscuit must feel. You can also put cookies in a plastic freezer bag and then break them with a rolling pin.
Mix the biscuits and melted chocolate with the butter and add 50 g of powdered sugar and 150 g of shelled pistachios.
You may only find salted and toasted pistachios on the market, but it's not a problem. They are excellent in this recipe because they perfectly contrast the extreme sweetness of white chocolate, enhancing its taste.
Once the mixture is ready, add very little milk, about a cup, to make everything more malleable and pour it in the middle of one long sheet of silver paper.
Work it until you give it to it form of a salami pressing it well with your hands to compact it.
Wrap it in tinfoil and allow it to solidify in the fridge for a few hours.
Before serving, pass it in icing sugar and then slice it gently with a very sharp knife.

White chocolate salami

The Christmas variant

Add to the compound of the dried red fruit type of currant or goji berries.
In this way you will get slices of white chocolate salami with a touch of green given by pistachios and red fruit, perfect colors for the Christmas holidays.
To make it even more "festive", sprinkle it with food gold.

The aromatic variant

You can choose the biscuits you prefer to prepare your chocolate salami, but if you want to give that extra touch of flavor try them Amaretti biscuits.
The bitter aftertaste of almonds is a winning combination with white chocolate. We recommend it.
Alternatively, if you prefer spices, use the classics Christmas ginger biscuits.

The crunchy variant

In place of pistachios you can also use other dried fruit such as almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts.
You can chop all coarsely and add to the mixture or you can prepare a sort of crunchy with caramellor, chop it and add it to the chocolate and butter mixture.
It could be a very nice idea to give as a present.

To conclude, some tips in the tutorial to prepare a perfect chocolate salami.

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day!

I heard that Friday is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, and what better way to commemorate than by making this epic version of America’s favorite sandwich? Hopefully most of you have seen and made this before, but just in case, here you go. Enjoy!

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