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Everyone has their own pleasures, small and big. Someone is crazy about sweets and will never miss the opportunity to please themselves with an exquisite delicacy. Someone dreams of traveling and feels like a born discoverer. We offer to combine these two pleasures in one and try traditional desserts from different countries. Right now we are going on an exciting sweet journey.
Divinely delicious cake
“Tarta de Santiago” is the most popular pie in Galicia and throughout Spain, named after the patron saint of the country. According to legend, it was first baked in 1577 at the University of Santiago in honor of teachers who received a degree. His trademark remains the sugar cross-blade-the emblem of the Order of St. James.
For the pie, you will need:
- almond flour-250 g
- sugar-250 g
- large eggs — 4 pcs.
- cinnamon — 2 tsp.
- lemon zest — to taste
- butter and flour for preparing the mold
- powdered sugar for decoration
You can prepare almond flour yourself. To do this, you need to blanch the raw almonds a little, peel and grind them in a coffee grinder or combine.
In a bowl, combine the almond flour, cinnamon, sugar and lemon zest, mix. Beat the eggs into the same place and knead a homogeneous dough. Grease the cake pan with butter and sprinkle its bottom and walls with flour. Pour the dough into the mold, smooth the top with a spatula and send it to the oven, preheated to 180 °C. Bake the pie for 30-35 minutes, then take it out, let it cool and remove it from the mold.
To make the cake really traditional, cut out the cross of the Order of St. James from the paper, put it in the center and sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar through a sieve. Carefully remove the paper cross and cut the pie into portions.
Delicious Japanese surprise
The Japanese can make absolutely everything from rice, including the famous mochi cakes. For their preparation, a special type of mochigome rice is used. It is pounded to the state of flour and moistened, as a result of which it acquires sweet notes. Mochi with different fillings and without is the main New Year’s dessert in Japan.
Ingredients for cakes:
- round rice — 100 g
- sugar — 200 g
- water — 300 ml
- corn flour — 100 g
- food dyes
We wash and dry the rice, thoroughly grind it in a coffee grinder. Combine rice flour with sugar in a saucepan, pour water and cook over low heat until a thick sticky mass is obtained. We spread it on the table, roll it in corn flour, slightly crumble it. We divide the dough into several parts to tint it with food dyes. Now we make koloboks the size of a ping-pong ball out of the dough. Inside you can put a whole strawberry, a slice of banana, a square of chocolate or a spoonful of thick jam. Now you need the mochi to completely freeze in the refrigerator.
Pillow for sweet dreams
In Argentina, pastelitos are especially popular. These are sweet pies, most often with sweet potato marmalade inside, which are deep-fried. However, the filling can be anything. According to custom, they are prepared everywhere for one of the main holidays — the Day of the Nation of Argentina. And they wash down a colorful delicacy with hot chocolate.
Ingredients:
- puff pastry-1 layer
- sugar — 1 cup
- cinnamon — 2 tbsp. l.
- jam or chocolate-nut paste for filling
We roll out a layer of puff pastry, cut it into squares, roll it in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon, divide it in half. Spread 1 tsp of jam or pasta on a part of the squares, close with the remaining squares. We pinch the edges, put the corners together to make something like pillows, fry the pies in a large amount of oil. Before serving, sprinkle the pastelitos with powdered sugar.
Banana-caramel bliss
In addition to crumble and Christmas pudding, the British are proud of their other dessert — banoffi pie. Banana and soft caramel toffee — what could be tastier? Hence, in fact, the name. The birthplace of the pie is considered to be West Essex, more precisely, a restaurant called “The Hungry Monk”. It was there that it was served for the first time in 1972. You can prepare a quick and simple version of this pie.
To do this, take the following ingredients:
- butter-125 g
- sugar — 25 g
- chicken egg — 1 pc.
- flour-250 g
- bananas — 5 pcs.
- boiled condensed milk 0.5 cans
- cream 35 % – 400 ml
- powdered sugar — 1 tbsp. l.
- instant coffee — 1 tsp.
- cocoa for decoration
We cut the frozen butter into cubes and quickly grind it into a crumb with sugar, egg and sifted flour. We do not knead the dough — we should get a paste, which we will put in the refrigerator for half an hour. Next, we tamp the cooled mass into a mold with sides and bake for 30 minutes at 180 °C. Thickly lubricate the base with boiled condensed milk, spread the bananas, cut into longitudinal plates. Whisk the cream with powdered sugar and instant coffee. Decorate with a lush cap of bannofi pie cream, lightly sprinkle with cocoa — and you can serve the pie to the guests!
Candy by calculation
Sometimes the stories of desserts from different countries begin very promisingly. This was the case with Brigadeiro sweets of Brazilian origin. Brigadier Eduardo Gomez ran twice for the post of president of the country. He tried to appease the voters with sweets that resembled truffles. And sweets at that time were in short supply. Gomez never became the head of the country, but people liked the sweets.
For homemade sweets, brigadeiro will need:
- condensed milk-400 g
- cocoa — 5 tbsp. l.
- butter — 20 g
- salt — 1 pinch
- confectionery sprinkles — 100 g
Pour condensed milk into a saucepan, sift cocoa, put butter and a pinch of salt. Bring the mass to a boil, cook, stirring constantly with a spatula, until it completely thickens. We cool it and put it in the refrigerator for an hour. Now we make balls the size of a walnut, roll them in a chocolate confectionery sprinkle and send them to harden again.
Australian hit
Among the national desserts of different countries, it is impossible to ignore the Australian Lamington cakes. Pieces of delicate sponge cake in chocolate and coconut shavings will appeal to any sweetener. In Australia, they are prepared for all holidays without exception. Prepare it and you!
Ingredients for a sponge cake:
- chicken eggs — 3 pcs.
- sugar-150 g
- butter — 1 tsp.
- flour — 200 g
For the glaze:
- dark chocolate — 100 g
- butter — 100 g
- milk — 250 ml
- sugar — 2 tbsp. l.
- coconut chips-100 g
For the biscuit, separately beat 3 yolks with 75 g of sugar and 3 proteins with 75 g of sugar. We combine them together, add butter and flour, knead the dough. Fill a rectangular shape with it, bake for 30 minutes at 180 °C, cut into identical even cubes. Melt dark chocolate and butter in a water bath. Add warm milk and sugar, cook until thickened. We roll the biscuit cubes first in chocolate sauce, and then in coconut chips, after which we leave them to harden.
Cookies from the depths of time
Korean yakgwa cookies have a long history. It is believed that it was first baked around the I century BC and used ground grain, honey, edible roots and flowers for this. Today, ginger, cinnamon and sesame oil are put in the dough. This is the main treat of the national holiday of Chusok, as well as various religious ceremonies.
For the test, you will need:
- ginger root — 50 g
- honey — 5 tbsp. l.
- rice wine — 2 tbsp. l.
- flour-130 g
- cinnamon — 1 tsp.
- salt and white pepper – to taste
- sesame oil — 3 tbsp. l.
- vegetable oil for frying
For the syrup:
- water — 200 ml
- brown sugar-300 g
- honey — 2 tbsp. l.
- cinnamon-0.5 tsp.
Grate a piece of ginger root on a fine grater and squeeze out the excess liquid. You should get about 3 tablespoons of ginger juice. Measure out 2 tablespoons of juice, add honey and rice wine. Separately, mix the flour, cinnamon, a pinch of salt and white pepper. We pour sesame oil here, rub it through a sieve, introduce ginger dressing, knead the dough. We roll it out into a layer, cut out the cookies with curly shapes and deep-fry them. Then we cook the syrup from water and brown sugar with the addition of honey, cinnamon and 1 tsp. ginger juice. Pour the syrup over the hot cookies and leave them to soak for a couple of hours.
The German forests are spread out
The Black Forest cake, or “Black Forest”, was invented by a pastry chef from Baden, Joseph Keller. He was the first to decide to add a little cherry tincture and fresh berries to the filling of an ordinary pie. By the way, the composer Richard Wagner was a fan of this dessert.
For cakes, take:
- chicken eggs — 5 pcs.
- sugar-125 g
- flour-125 g
- cocoa — 1 tbsp. l.
For the filling:
- cherry — 300 g
- sugar — 100 g
- water — 3 tbsp. l.
- starch — 1 tbsp. l.
For the syrup:
- sugar-150 g
- water — 150 ml
- cognac — 30 ml
For the cream, take 500 ml of 35% cream.
First, we prepare a sponge cake. Beat the eggs and sugar with a mixer into a strong fluffy mass, add flour with cocoa. Pour the dough into a round shape with a diameter of 22 cm, bake at 180 °C for 40 minutes and cut into three cakes. For the filling, mix the cherries with sugar in a saucepan. We dissolve a spoonful of starch in water and, when the berries boil, pour them into a saucepan, after which we keep them on the fire for a minute.
Separately, we cook the syrup from sugar and water, cool it and add cognac. Whisk the cream into a fluffy cream.
We impregnate the cake with syrup, thickly smear with cream and spread half of the cherries. We do the same with the second cake, cover it with the third one and smear it with cream on all sides. On the sides we decorate the cake with chocolate chips, and spread fresh or cocktail cherries on top.
Simple Indian Happiness
Translated from Hindi, the name of the delicacy “gulab jamun” means “rose water”. But this is not the only ingredient that is used here. These crunchy balls are made from powdered milk, deep-fried in ghee oil and abundantly watered with sweet syrup.
To prepare jamuns at home, take:
- powdered milk-150 g
- flour — 50 g
- cardamom — 0.5 tsp.
- soda — 0.5 tsp.
- butter — 3 tbsp. l.
- milk — 100 ml
- vegetable oil for frying
For the syrup, you will need:
- water — 400 ml
- sugar-400 g
- rose water — 3 tbsp. l. (can be replaced with flavoring)
- lemon juice — 1 tbsp.
First, we cook the syrup from water and sugar, adding rose water and a spoonful of lemon juice. For the balls, sift the powdered milk, flour, cardamom and soda. We rub the dry mass with butter, gradually pour in warm milk and knead the dough. We make the same balls and fry them in portions in a large amount of boiling oil. The finished jamuns are put in a jar, filled with syrup and left to soak for 15-20 minutes.
Rum madam
The French Savarin cupcake is a creation of the hands of the Julienne pastry brothers. The secret of the original syrup was revealed to his older brother Auguste by the French philosopher, musician and cook Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. The closest relative of this delicacy is the rum woman.
For the cupcake:
- flour-500 g
- milk — 100 ml
- yeast — 30 g
- eggs — 6 pcs.
- butter — 250 g
- sugar — 60 g
- salt – ¼ tsp.
For impregnation:
- water — 500 ml
- sugar-125 g
- rum — 200 ml
For the cream:
- white chocolate — 80 g
- milk — 500 ml
- eggs — 3 pcs.
- sugar — 100 g
- butter — 30 g
- flour — 60 g
For decoration, take your favorite fruits.
Sift the flour with a slide and make a recess. Pour in warm milk with diluted yeast, as well as beaten eggs. Knead the dough, leave it for an hour in the heat. Then add the butter, sugar and salt, put it back up for another hour. Fill the cake pan with the dough with a hole in the middle, bake at 180 °C in the oven for 50 minutes.
We prepare the impregnation from water, sugar and rum. Pour the finished cake and leave it overnight. The final touch is a cream filling. Melt the white chocolate in milk. Separately, beat the eggs, sugar, butter and 60 g of flour. Pour in a thin stream of warm chocolate milk, beat with a mixer and cool. Before serving, put the cream inside the savaren and garnish with fruit.
We have selected for you the most delicious desserts from different countries of the world. We hope that you will be inspired by these ideas and will please your home sweetmeats with something exquisite. But the journey, of course, does not end there. If you know of other national delicacies that we did not mention in the article, be sure to write about them in the comments. And which of the proposed desserts did you like the most?
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