Little rice balls 🫶🏻 Ingredients: 1/2lb rice 3/4 butter 2 cup pecorino Romano 1 cup scarmozza cheese (grated) A pinch of saffron (optional) 1/2 lb any kind of ham you like Tiny pieces of mozzarella in the middle Flour and cold water to make the pastella, to make a creamy consistency. A couple of cups of breadcrumbs for dipping. Directions: 1) In a pot of water add a pinch of saffron and salt. Then add the rice. Drain any access water 2) Mix in butter, cheeses and ham. 3) Let it cool down and then put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Let it rest. 4) Begin forming the balls, adding a piece of mozzarella in the middle and forming a ball shape. 5) prepare the pastella by mixing flour and water until you get a creamy loose consistency. 6) dip the rice balls into the pastella and then the breadcrumbs. 7) Fry them in vegetable oil and add to cooking rack. #italianfood #sicily #sicilianfood #riceballs #arancini #cookingathome #cookingvideos #homecooking #recipes #recipe

Potato croquettes 🥔 Ingredients: 7-8 potatoes 2eggs 4-5 tablespoons cheese 1 teaspoons parsley (can put more if you like it) Salt and pepper to taste. 3 cups of flour Water- as much as you need for a loose consistency. Plain breadcrumbs for dipping Vegetable oil for frying Directions: 1) wash and boil potatoes. 2) Smash the potatoes 3) Add two eggs to the potatoes, the cheese, parsley and salt and pepper. Mix well. Don’t over mix. Just until incorporated. 4) In bowl add flour with the water mixing until you get light loose consistency. Add a pinch of salt if you want. 5) shape each croquettes and dip into the flour, then the breadcrumbs. 6) Fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. #italianfood #italians #italiansdoitbetter #italianmom #cookingathome #cookingvideos #cooking #italiancooking

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One of our favorites 🥧 RICOTTA CHEESECAKE🍰 Ingredients for filling: 2 cups ricotta cheese 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 1/3 confectioners sugar Finely grated rind of 1 orange Finely grated rind of 1 lemon Ingredients for Crust: 1 1/2 cup flour 3 tbsp sugar Pinch of salt 8 tablespoon chilled butter, diced 1 egg yolk Directions: 1) Sift the flour, sugar, and salt onto a cold work surface. Make a well in the center and put in the cold diced butter and egg yolk. Gradually incorporate the flour into the butter and egg. 2) press the dough into a 9 inch pan with removable base. Chill the crust for 30 min. 3) preheat the over for 375. In a bowl, add together ricotta, eggs, egg yolk, sugar, and the zest of one orange and lemon. Beat until evenly mixed. 4) Prick the bottom of the crust, line with foil and add beans to keep the crust from lifting when it bakes. Bake for 15min. Let it cool. 5) Add the filling into the crust and bake for 30-35 min. Garnish however you like and serve 😘 #italian #italianpride #italiancooking #italianbaking #italiandesserts #italianbakeries #bakingathome #ricotta #ricottacheesecake #ricottafresca #baking #growingupitalian #gui #italianmom #bakingvideos #cheescake #ricottadesserts #italiannonnas

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