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Taramosalata (Fish roe salad - meze)

  Photo taken from Athinorama Umami Taramosalata There are also the Greek classics, think something like a dip but instead of using nachos or vegetables to eat them we use bread. Taramosalata is one of those dishes.   It is roe fish blended into a creamy pink dip of pureed potatoes with parsley, lemon juice, and finely chopped onion (optional).   In meze, this is one of the first dishes that it is served.   In taverns, they always bring it along with salad, tzatziki, and tahini.   We will talk about the last two later.   Well, let’s see our recipe…   Ingredients 2 kg tarama (fish roe). 1 large potato or two small ones 450gr of Greek bread 1 tsp of shredded and dried onion 1 cup olive oil The juice of one lemon (medium size) Tarama is the hardest ingredient to find, so it is a good idea to look at groceries that import Mediterranean food. It is usually sold in larger jars, but you can store the remainder in the freezer for months. Peel the potatoes and cut t

Amaretto Cream with Savoyard Biscuits


I usually bake cakes because each cake is like a canvas to me, but this time I decided to experiment with something different. A light cream that could make a perfect dessert for my family was my previous week's project.  My husband was thrilled with the result and to be honest, this is a cream I will prepare again for sure.

Here you can see all the ingredients I used for this dessert.

Amaretto Cream Ingredients
700gr fresh milk,  320gr fresh cream,  10gr vanilla sugar,  120gr caster sugar, 90gr corn flour, 1 egg, 1 tsp amaretto liqueur, 1 shot filter coffee, 100gr almonds (crushed), 1 banana (thinly cut)

Cream Base Ingredients
200gr Savoyard biscuits, 1 cup fresh milk, 1 tsp amaretto


  Mix the egg, sugar, and cornflour in a bowl, add 1 cup of the milk and mix in well.

Heat the rest of the milk with the fresh cream and vanilla to the boiling point, pour onto the egg mixture, whisking vigorously.

Return to the saucepan, and cook, stirring all the time, until it boils. Then add coffee and amaretto liqueur.

Retain in a bowl with the surface covered with clean film to prevent a skin from forming, until cool.

Pure 1 tsp of amaretto into 1 cup of milk and then deep in Savoyard biscuits, one at a time.

 Lay the biscuits in a Pyrex and form the base of the cream.

Sprinkle half of the crushed almonds on top of the biscuits.

 Then add the banana pieces.

Pour on top of the Savoyard base the amaretto cream.

Sprinkle on top of the cream the crushed almonds.  
Refrigerate for two hours before serving.


Below you can find the recipe:

Amaretto Cream with Savoyard biscuits

Amaretto Cream Ingredients
700gr fresh milk
320gr fresh cream
1 large egg
100gr almonds (crashed)
1 banana (thinly cut)

Cream Base Ingredients
200gr Savoyard biscuits
1 cup fresh milk
1 tsp amaretto liqueur

Amaretto Cream Preparation Method
1. Mix the egg, sugar and corn flour in a bowl, add 1 cup of the milk and mix in well.

2. Heat the rest of the milk with the fresh cream and vanilla to boiling point, pour onto the egg mixture, whisking vigorously.

3. Return to the saucepan, and cook, stirring all the time, until it boils. Then add coffee and amaretto liqueur.

4. Retain in a bowl with the surface covered with clean film to prevent a skin from forming, until cool.

5. Refrigerate for at least two hours; then whisk well.

6. Pure 1 tsp of amaretto into 1 cup of milk and then deep in Savoyard biscuits, one at a time; lay the biscuits in a Pyrex and form the base of the cream.

7. Sprinkle half of the crashed almonds on top of the biscuits; and then add the banana pieces.

8. Pour on top of the Savoyard base the amaretto cream; then sprinkle on top of the cream the rest of the crashed almonds.

9. Refrigerate for two hours before serving.

Comments

  1. This looks delicious. Love me some amaretto! :-)

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  2. oo the amaretto cream sounds incredible! it looks delicious!

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  3. That must smell incredible - that combination of amaretto, coffee, and banana must make the kitchen smell awesome.

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  4. An amazing combination of ingredients but my daughter doesn't like coffee, so I rarely use it. I made something similar last week with lychees compote and chocolate.

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  5. This sounds delicious! Amaretto and coffee make for a fabulous dessert!

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  6. Oooh - this looks yummy! I love the bananas and almonds in this recipe.

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  7. Yummmmy!!!!!!!! this looks good :)

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  8. Very detailed photos... Delicious... I will try... Thank you!

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  9. What nice dessert idea, great line-up of ingredients, that amaretto cream I bet is wonderful.

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  10. This looks very, very good!! I love Amaretto, so I will definitely need to try this!

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  11. Very tempting and a lovely combination.

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  12. These look excellent and I have never tried something of the sort. Bookmarked for future reference.

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