| We recommend you some delicious florentine dishes. A guide to typical florentine cookery and restaurants, where you can |
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| taste a good "ribollita" o an excellent steak with a glass of Chianti wine. Florence holds a unique and special tradition and |
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| a huge artistic and gastronomic heritage. |
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| Tiramisù (Sonia) |
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Marscarpone – a little more than 1lb.
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5 eggs
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5 big spoonfuls of sugar
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coffee
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pavesini cookies – 13-14 ounces
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Separate the eggs. Whip the egg whites until light. Whip the egg yolks together with the sugar. Add the marscapone
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and the egg whites. Put a layer of this creamy mixture in a serving dish. Make the coffee and dip the cookies quickly in
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the coffee and put a layer of these on top of the cream. Continue to make layers in this way ending with the cream
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mixture. Sprinkle with cocoa and pieces of chocolate if desired. Put in fridge for 2 at least hours.
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| Bean Soup (Sonia) |
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Cannellini beans – about 1 lb.
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Rosemary - fresh if possible
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1 clove garlic
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tomato sauce
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olive oil
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pasta as desired
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| Saute garlic and rosemary in the olive oil. Eliminate the garlic and add the tomato sauce. Cook down until dense…..Put |
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| 2/3 of the beans through a food mill and add to the tomato mixture….Add the rest of the beans and the bean broth |
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| until diluted enogh to cook the pasta…Bring to a boil, add the pasta. Before serving, add olive oil, pepper and parmesan |
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| cheese. |
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| Naked Ravioli (Sonia) |
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Spinach – about 3 lbs
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Ricotta –about 1 lb.
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Flour – about 1/2 lb.
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Parmesan cheese – (grated) 5 big spoonfuls
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Egss – 4
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Nutmeg, salt, pepper
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Butter – 1/4 lb.
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Sage leaves – fresh if possible
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Grated parmesan cheese – 4 big spoonfuls
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Boil spinach, squeeze out the moisture and put through a food mill.
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Add the ricotta, the cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
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Mix well and add the flour.
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| Form little dumplings and put on a floured plate. Bring a pot of water to a boil and place them delicately in the boiling |
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| water. When they come to the surface they are cooked. Drain them and serve with the melted butter and sage and |
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| grated cheese… |
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