As you might already know my hometown is
Trieste, in Northeastern Italy. But Trieste wasn´t always part of Italy; it was
for a very long time - from 1382 to 1918 - one of the oldest cities of the
Habsburg Monarchy. In the 19th century it was the most important port of one of
the greatest powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in
the Mediterranean region, Trieste has been influenced by its
location at the crossroads
of Germanic, Latin and Slavic cultures and has
become the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after Vienna, Budapest,
and Prague. Trieste has been a big melting pot of cultures and traditions,
which have remained in the centuries and have created the city´s unique spirit.
From this book I have already baked
various things: from sachertorte, to Dalmatian chocolate and
walnuts cake (I will post soon), and pinza. This time I followed an old recipe
called chocolate sweets from Losinj - a beautiful Croatian island - which is
quick and delicious!
Ingredients:
200gr. butter at room temperature
200gr. confectioner´s sugar
100gr. cocoa powder
100gr. cookie crumbs
100gr. ground almonds
1 egg
Procedure:
Beat the butter with the sugar and the cocoa. Then add the cookie crumbs, the ground almonds, and the egg. Put the dough in a mould and put it in the fridge for 8 hours (or overnight). This dessert is to be eaten cold.
Enjoy ♥
Martina
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