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By Anna, 27 November, 2009 8:49 pm

My first daring bakers challenge!

Lisa was the host and she selected cannolis. I have never had cannolis; I had heard of them because I used to make a cannoli cake that was filled with ricotta, cream, orange and choc chips. Now I know why.

I had also heard Tony Soprano referring to them a lot. That wasn’t necessarily a recommendation; after all, he talked about murder a lot too.

So Tone was wrong about the murdering, but oh… so very right about the cannoli. Continue reading 'Daring Bakers – Cannoli'»

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By Anna, 5 October, 2009 7:26 pm

I understand that this recipe is Moroccan in origin; I first cooked it about 10 years ago because the picture in the ‘Two Fat Ladies’ cookbook intrigued me. So very glad I did try it because although I wasn’t mad about almonds then, I love them now and this is a recipe I wouldn’t want to be without. An orange flower water scented, almond coil wrapped in filo and brushed with melted butter. It’s simple but utterly delicious. The middle is fudge-like in consistency, the outer coils border on chewiness. A delight.

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