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Greek yogurt Tiramisu (Tiramisu con yogurt griego)

Of course all of us love Tiramisu (and I have some recipes here) but sometimes is good if you found a recipe that cut some calories and fat without sacrificing taste like greek yogurt. Source : Food.com Calories per serving : 218 Ingredients (6 servings) 6 tablespoons strong coffe  1/2 cup grand marnier or rum 16 or more ladyfingers 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar  200 grams mascarpone cheese or cream cheese 1 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt  1 teaspoon vanilla extract dark chocolate finely grated Method Mix the coffe and brandy in a  bowl. Quickly dip half the ladyfingers in the coffe mixture, turning to coat them but not so much that they get soggy. Arrange in one layer over bottom of your pan. Beat cream cheese(or mascarpone) with confectioners sugar until fluffy. Beat in yogurt and vanilla extract until well mixed with cream cheese. Spoon cream cheese yogurt mixture over the ladyfingers in pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle half the grated chocolate over the top. Dip the remaining la

Fig tart ( tarta de higos)

I've always been absolutely in love with figs, and I grew up eating figs when I was little and spent many summers in a small place in the south where my uncle Miguel had a great fig tree in his yard. We are in the time of figs here (late summer) and when I buy figs it is a struggle to do something while the others are eating them. I get to make this tart and I had someones  saved. This delicious tarta is adapted from : The pretty blog Ingredients Pastry 1  1/2 cup  all purpose flour 50 grams caster sugar pinch of salt 125 grams cold butter diced 30 ml ice water Filling 100 ground almonds 1 cup icing sugar 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon almond essence 300 grams figs halved Method For the pastry: Place the flour, sugar, salt and butter in a food processor (or by hand). Pulse until it resembles breadcrumbs, then add the iced water all at once while the motor is running. As soon as the dough starts come together, remove it from the bowl onto a floured surface. Make a ball and then cover with plas

Raisins brioche (Brioche con pasas)

Love brioche bread and one of my favorite on Tea time. You can eat alone or with jam or cheese or others. This is a basic brioche recipe, soft, light and delicious. This is actually a very easy dough to make. And if you would like see others recipes look in my label BREADS   I have other brioche recipes. We ate yesterday with my mom and the kids only with some strawberry jam. Source:  (Pain brioche aux raisins)   Cuisine actuelle Ingredients 375 grams all purpose flour 180 grams butter  15 grams fresh yeast   1 egg 15 cl whole milk 100 grams sugar  1/2 teaspoon salt 120 grams  dry raisins For glaze  1 medium orange (the juice ) and 1 yolk or yolk and milk Method Heat the milk and butter in a saucepan until the butter is completely melted. Drain the fresh yeast in 6 cl of warm water. Pour the flour into a bowl and add the sugar and salt. Dig a hole in the center and pour the dissolved yeast, the mixture of milk and butter warmed, as well as the egg previously beaten. Mix until a smooth

Lattice- top blackberry pie (Pie de moras)

Suddenly there are things not expected or surprising like receiving a lot of fresh blackberries. (about 5 kilos) I usually freeze berries to have all year, but I also had to do something now, so I freeze someones, and   made blackberry jam and today this blackberry pie. All in two days:) Really delicious crust! For those who start spring and soon summer will love this recipe. (Anyway youcan make with fresh or frozen berries) Adapted from : Y un poco de diseƱo.. (spanish blog) Ingredients 350 grams all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 200 grams cold butter 1/2 cup ice water Filling 4 or 5 cups of blackberries (fresh or frozen) 100 grams  sugar 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 tablespoon Port or jerez 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon lemon juice Method Add flour, salt, and sugar to a large mixing bowl. Add cold butter and use a pastry blender or fork to cut them into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add a tablespoon of water at a time until the dough beg

Pomegranate Parfait (Parfait de granadas)

I have several pending recipes with pomegranate seeds (that I love anyway) here in the southern hemisphere we are ending the summer and I remembered   still had frozen pomegranate seeds and had to use  because in the fall come the new.  Several people have commented to me  they freeze pomegranate  seeds. Pomegranates can be frozen either whole or seeded I prefers only seeds.  For their gorgeous seeds first is important  will be ripe  After collecting the seeds put them on a paper towel. Pat them dry. Put on a cookie sheet. Place in the freezer about 30 minutes so the seds get firm and put them in a labeled freezer container or bag. And here other link : How to freeze pomegranate seeds This dessert is easy to make and delicious. Source : Unicorn in the kitchen Look her book "Easy Persian cookbook" Ingredients (4 servings) Crust 3/4 cup graham crackers crushed into crumbs  1 tablespoon butter melted  1 tablespoon sugar 3 cups plain greek yogurt 1 cup sweetened condensed milk 1