Soft and Doughy Pizza By The Slice (Italian Pizza al Taglio)

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My son doesn’t like flat pizza, so I had to learn how to make a really soft and doughy pizza like those you can find in an italian bakery (…or anywhere else). I’ve already told you that I’m a very … Continue reading

Tuscan Onion Soup (Zuppa di Cipolle alla Toscana)

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Have you ever been to Tuscany? I’ve been several times and this soup was given to me by a Tuscan Nonna that worked in a Trattoria and was love at first taste! It’s so simple but yet full of flavour … Continue reading

Tuna Sauce for Pasta with Capers

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EASY, QUICK PASTA SAUCE ITALIAN STYLE This Tuna sauce recipe is one of my favourite authentic Italian sauces and it’s a time saver too! Just 30 minutes and you’re eating a dish of delicious pasta like you do at restaurants. … Continue reading

Roasted Potatoes Secrets – Soft Inside but Crunchy Outside (Patate Arroste)

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HOW TO COOK ROASTED POTATOES WITH ITALIAN HERBS Roasted potatoes can be very delicious if cooked perfectly, but sometimes it’s really a mess with soggy potatoes. This is due to the high amount of starch contained in them, so you … Continue reading

Vera Pizza Napoletana (Real Neapolitan Pizza)

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I’m really a pizza addict. For about 5 years I tried to achieve every information, every secret to be able to make a delicious Neapolitan pizza at home quite like those you eat in pizzeria…. with success. It’s not as difficult … Continue reading

Holidays and mother yeast

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Mother yeast or sourdough starter is like a pet, you have to feed it every 4-5 days…. but when you have to go on holiday and you cannot bring it with you, what should you do??? Don’t worry, there’s always a … Continue reading

How to use Mother Yeast or Sourdough Starter

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If you’re reading this post, you certainly have created your mother yeast or sourdough starter, so… Well Done! Now, how do you use it? What can you bake? There’s a hearsay telling that it’s very hard to understand how to use … Continue reading

What’s Mother Yeast or Sourdough Starter

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Mother yeast, also called natural yeast, acid yeast, sourdough, natural leavening, natural leavening dough, mother dough, is a mixture of flour and water acidified by a combination of yeast and lactic acid bacteria that start fermentation of bakery or pastry … Continue reading

Advantages and Disadvantages about Mother Yeast or Sourdough Starter

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ABOUT SOURDOUGH STARTER OR MOTHER YEAST Here is a list of advantages and disadvantages about using mother yeast or sourdough starter. ADVANTAGES: products are more digestible because there are microorganisms that can decompose flour and gluten more … Continue reading

Mother Yeast Recipe (or Sourdough Starter)

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For better understanding the recipe written below, please read at first the page What’s Mother Yeast. I tried to create a liquid mother yeast three times with no success… it lasted one day and then it spoiled and for me was … Continue reading