Katie Metz de Martínez's Posts Tagged 'postre' (7)

Pasta Frola: The Pasta That Isn’t

Although the name “pasta frola” no doubt conjures up images of fine strands of spaghetti or one of its fancifully-shaped relatives such as bow ties, pasta frola, in fact, has absolutely…

Although Argentines possess a tremendous sweet tooth and love of baked goods, Argentina doesn’t have a strong baking tradition. Instead, when a craving for something sweet strikes, people here tend to run to the neighborhood bakery to get…

We are lucky enough to have a sizable vegetable patch adjacent to our flower garden, a space which is primarily tended to by my husband's stepdad. All manner of green, leafy things grow there under Tomás' care, including a sprawling, prickly blackberry…

When perusing the case filled with assorted tarts and cakes at the neighborhood bakery just around the corner, the torta de ricota, with its snow-white layer of powdered sugar and enticing fluted crust, never fails to attract my attention. The Argentine dessert torta…

Pan Dulce (Panettone)

Like clockwork, the holiday staples begin appearing on the shelves of Argentine markets around the first week of December: blue and red foil-wrapped pan…

Torta de Ochenta Golpes

Yields two 9” cakes



Ingredients



Sponge

1 oz. fresh yeast [also…