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Evetually here it is, the recipe of GOBELETTI, the flagship of Italian Riviera pastries. They are my choice for cuddling my beloved ones this Christmas. If you want to know why you can read the story on my blog, the post is now live (ita/ eng), follow the link in bio!
If you are just curious on how to make them, here you are their very easy recipe!

WHAT YOU NEED
For the pastry:
375 g (13 oz, 3 cups) of all-purpose flour
225 g (8 oz, 1 cup) of unsalted butter kept out of the fridge for 10-15 minutes
125 g (4 ½ oz, ½ cup) of granulated sugar
3 egg yolks
1 pinch of salt
1 tablespoon of orange flower water
For the filling:
Bitter orange marmalade
100 g (3 ½ oz, ½ cup) of dark chocolate chip
HOW YOU PREPARE THEM:
Pour the flour on the work surface and form well. Inside the well pour the sugar, butter, egg yolks, salt and orange blossom water.
Mix all the ingredients with your fingertips to obtain a sandy mixture and then knead quickly, just enough to compact the dough.
Form a ball, flatten it, wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to a thickness of about half a centimeter (0,2 in), cut with a round mold circles of about 10 cm and line a muffin tin.
Stuff the inside of the pastry with two teaspoons of marmalade and a ½ teaspoon of chocolate chips.
With a smaller mold, cut other circles of dough and cover the pastries. Seal the edges with the help of a fork.
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the oven and let cool, then decorate to taste with powdered sugar.

If you prepare them show me the result and tag your picutres with #myliguriantable and/or #asmallkitcheningenoa !
pictures: @alicesadventuresinwonderland, thank you dear Gaia!

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[Engl] How do you decorate your kitchen for Christmas? For a few years- taking inspiration from the great @nigellalawson - I put lights around the windows and on the cook book shelves and I always keep on the table a cakestand full of colored and sparkling dried or candied fruits. They are a great treat to spoil and pumper yourself at the end of these rushing days and they are so joyful! [ita] Come decorati la cucina a Natale? Io da qualche anno a questa parte decoro le finestre e le mensole dei libri di cucina con tante lucine e sul tavolo tengo sempre un'alzatina piena di frutta candita o disidratata, come questi comquat e fette d'arancia. E' colorata, è scintillante e fa subito festa!
Thank you @alicesadventuresinwonderland for this picture!
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[Eng] These are the days of the year when I prepare tons of small PANDOLCI (sweet crumbly breads enriched with pine nuts, raisin, candied orange peels and flavored with orange blossom water ), the traditional Christmas cake in Genoa. I buy huge bags of rasin and candied orange peels (every time I wonder if I did a mistake and then I realize at home that indeed those are the actual doses), I arrange the kids with my mum for the morning and I hide myself in the kitchen, carefree, baking as a maniac. I prepare almost 20 small cakes (3 rounds in the oven) and then when cold I have fun (a lot of fun) packing them as Christmas present for my friends. I usually store them piled under the Christmas tree and see how they slowly disappear as Christmas eve approaches. One or two, sometimes, remain for us, lukily!
thank you @alicesadventuresinwonderland for this beautiful picture!
If you are looking for some new homemade present, have a look on my blog to this amazing and very easy recipe!

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🇬🇧When your friends know the perfect Christmas gift for you! And you, which kind of Christmas gift are you? 🇮🇹 Amiche che sanno cosa regalarti per Natale. E tu, che regalo sei?
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[Eng/ita] Two days ago I spent a wonderful morning cooking in my small kitchen in Genoa with @alicesadventuresinwonderland . We baked, took pictures, tasted everything more than once and had a lot of fun. One of the results of this venture are these incredibly good GOBELETTI, an Italian Riviera traditional shortbread cookie stuffed with jam. In my Christmas decadent variation they are filled with (chinotto) marmalade and dark chocolate chunks 😋😋😋. Now they are in our belly (or probably already in our thighs 😅). For you, if you are curious, recipe will be soon on the blog and on IG (just the time to jot it down)😊😊😊.
🇮🇹 Due giorni fa con la mia amica Gaia (aka @alicesadventuresinwonderland ) ci siamo prese un momento per noi e abbiamo cucinato, fatto foto, assaggiato, chiacchierato di bimbi, di progetti e di sogni. Uno dei risultati della bella mattina passata insieme sono questi Gobeletti, dei pasticcini della tradizione ligure fatto di pasta frolla ripiena di marmellata. Nella mia versione Natalizia ci sono dentro marmellata di #chinottodiliguria e scaglie di cioccolato amaro. Loro adesso sono finiti nelle nostre pance ( e probabilmente già nelle mie cosce). Per voi arriverà presto la ricetta qui su IG e sul blog ovviamente! Stay tuned!! ☺️. #asmallkitcheningenoa #myliguriantable #gobeletti #ricetteliguri #cucinaligure #liguriafood #lamialiguria #genoacookingclasses #italianriviera #eattheworld #italianfoodstyle #eatmunchies #italiancooking #mangiareitaliano #italianrecipe #lifeandthyme #bakingfun #feedfeedbaking @thefeedfeed.baking #realsimple #whatitalyis #inmykitchen #rslove #patisserie #tasteintravel #genovamorethanthis #igersgenova #liguria_super_pics

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[Eng] A slice of Italian Riviera chard savory pie is always a good & healthy lunch or even a snack for the hard days! My family recipe is in the blog archives: follow the link tree in my bio! [ [Ita] Una fetta di torta di bietole ligure è sempre un’ottima soluzione per un pranzo leggero o per una merenda di rinforzo😉! Trovi la mia ricetta di casa sul blog, segui il link nella mia bio!
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“Zimin di ceci”- a Liguria chickpea and chard soup, for these cold rainy days. The recipe is on the blog achieves, follow the link tree in bio 🔝. #asmallkitcheningenoa #myliguriantable #ricetteliguri #cucinaligure #piattitipiciregionali #eattheworld #seasonaltable #onmytabletoday #foodphotography #genovagram #tableconversations #chickpeasoup #zuppadiceci #ceci #sundaysupper #genovamorethanthis #italianriviera #lamialiguria #genoacookingclasses #foodandwine #fooditaly #foodandtravel #cucinaitaliana #liguriafood #ig_genova

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Here they are: delicious mom’s savoy cabbage rolls. Fresh and crunchy cabbage leaves stuffed with cabbage (again), veggies, mortadella and fresh herbs. This is definitely not a last minute recipe but indeed it is easy and the time and love you spend in the preparation make the result special! You can have them alone or to season white rice or polenta!
Recipe is in the blog achieves!
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Yesterday I noticed that sole pear tree in the park with all its yellow leaves on the floor and I eventually realized that autumn had arrived.
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