Christina Tosch - Desserts you Deserve!: Mouth Watering Mediterranean Dessert Recipes – to Recreate at Home!

The secret to the success of this fun Italian dessert rests in the quality of the ice cream you use combined with the intensity of the coffee.

Servings:

Total Time: 5mins

Ingredients:

• 2 shots of hot espresso
• 4 scoops of vanilla ice cream
• ounce hazelnut liqueur

Directions:

1. Brew the espresso.
2. Add 2 scoops of ice cream to 2 glass dessert bowls.
3. Pour the espresso over the ice cream followed by the hazelnut liqueur.
4. Serve and enjoy.

This rich and sugary cake is almost like a biscuit. It has a soft texture, and in Albanian homes, they often serve it at special events.

Servings:

Total Time: 2hours 30mins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup milk
• 5 ounces cup olive oil
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 10 ounces flour

Sugar Water:

• 7 ounces sugar
• 1 cups water

Directions:

1. For the dough: Over moderate heat, mix the milk with the olive oil, sugar, and baking soda. Once the mixture begins bubbling, remove the pan from the pan and add the flour, mixing to create a soft dough.
2. Lightly grease a 12 round baking pan with oil.
3. Roll the dough around the baking pan to make a smooth texture. Press the dough into the bottom and edges of the pan to an even thickness of .
4. Using a fork, make dot patterns into the dough.
5. Bake in the oven at 355 degrees F for approximately 25 minutes.
6. To make the sugar water: In a small pan, combine the sugar with the water over moderate heat. Once boiling and the water entirely dissolves, remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool.
7. Remove the Tespixhe from the oven.
8. Pour the sugared water over the Tespixhe to entirely cover, and approximately up the baking pan to soak into the baked dough while cooling.
9. Once the dessert is cool, transfer to the fridge for a minimum of 60 minutes before slicing and serving.

These ring-shaped cookies flavored with lemon and vanilla are crisp, crumbly, and baked to golden perfection.

Servings:

Total Time: 55mins

Ingredients:

• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• cup olive oil
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt

Topping:

• 1 egg
• tbsp orange blossom water
• Granulated sugar (for sprinkling)

Directions:

1. Preheat the main oven to 350 degrees F. Using parchment paper line 2 baking sheets.
2. In a stand mixer with a paddle, beat the eggs with the sugar until pale and light. Gradually and slowly beat in the oil, followed by the lemon zest and vanilla essence.
3. In a second bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt. Mix into the egg-sugar until just combined.
4. Scoop out 1 tablespoonful of dough and using damp hands, roll into balls and arrange on the baking sheet. The balls should be 2" apart from one another. Repeat the process until all of the balls are made.
5. Make an indent in the middle of each ball to create a impression.
6. In a small-size bowl, beat the egg together with the orange water and brush the mixture lightly over the cookies.
7. Sprinkle sugar over the cookies and bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes, or until golden.
8. Transfer the cookies to a wire baking rack and allow to cool.
9. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.

The jury is out as to whether this dish originated in Turkey or Greece, but wherever it came from, if you have a sweet tooth, you will love this sweet and syrupy dessert.

Servings:

Total Time: 1hour 15mins

Ingredients:

• cup granulated sugar
• 1 pounds walnuts (finely chopped)