Zuppa Inglese Della Nonna Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, drain cherry juice and add rum; set aside. Prepare vanilla and chocolate puddings in separate bowls, according to package directions. Allow to set up 5 minutes.
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish, place a layer of cookies on the bottom of the dish; cut a few of the cookies in order to create a tight fit, if needed.
• Sprinkle cookie layer with 1/3 of the cherry juice mixture and spoon vanilla pudding over the cookies, spreading to the edge of the pan. Repeat steps with cookies, cherry juice and chocolate pudding. Make final layer with cookies and remaining juice.
• In a medium bowl, whip cream and sugar together until soft peaks form. Top dessert with whipped cream, sprinkle with almonds, and garnish with whole cherries. Refrigerate for 2 hours or more before serving.

Steps:

• In a pot wish together very well egg yolks, sugar and corn flour until light.
• Add lemon zest and vanilla. Mix well.
• Add boiling milk.
• Now heat, stirring, until it barely reaches a boil, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring gently. Remove the pot from the fire. Don't overheat this in order to prevent sticking on the bottom of the pot (I make this step in the microwave stopping several times to stir the cream).
• Set aside until cold or slightly lukewarm.
• Now prepare the Syrup mixing well in a flat bowl all the ingredients until sugar melts.
• In a nice bowl (big enoght for everything) spread 1 third of the cream.
• Turn the savoiardi in the Syup.
• Tranfer on the firs layer of cream. If you use the sponge cake; lay the half of the cake on the cream and spoon over this the half of the syrup.
• Cover gently with second third of the cream.
• Repat the step with the savoiardi (or sponge cake) and spoon the rest of the syrup over these.
• Cover with the remaing cream.
• Top with the siewed cocoa powder.
• Refrigerate at least 5 hours and enjoy.
• Note 1: If you don't want to use alcohol, you could use some sweet syrup as grenadine. Or a mixture of water, sugar and some drops almond flavor.
• Note 2: What is alkermes? Read http://lpoli.50webs.com/htm%20texts/Alkermes.htm.
• Note 3: What is maraschino? Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraschino.
• Note 4: What is nocino? Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocino.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• To make the pastry, make a well in the flour, and place egg, yolks, sugar, butter and olive oil mixture in the center and proceed as you would with fresh pasta, i.e. bring flour in bit by bit until the liquid in the well is thick enough to bring together with your hands. Knead until the dough is smooth, then allow to rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling by mixing together the cream cheese, pine nuts, sugar, lemon zest, juice and eggs in a bowl until creamy.
• To assemble, roll out the pastry to form 2 (12-inch) circles. Place one circle down to line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pan. Spread the ricotta mixture evenly over this layer. Place the remaining circle of dough over the top and pinch together the edges. Place in the oven to bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove and serve warm or at room temperature with vin Santo from Cappezzana.