Milk phyllo pie

Receta en español aquí

Delicious milk pie sandwiched between layers of crispy phyllo dough.

Milk pie ingredients   (9-inch or 23 cm springform pan)

1 liter of milk (4 cups of whole milk)

5 egg whites

200 g of white sugar 

60 g cornstarch

Lemon peel

Orange peel

4 leaves of mint

1 package fresh phyllo dough (we need 10 sheets)

50 g unsalted butter, melted

50 g pistachios, peeled and crushed roughly

Ingredients for orange blossom syrup

100 ml water
60 g of white sugar
1 tablespoon orange blossom water (15 ml)

Bacon wrapped chicken rolls with cheese and ham

Bacon wrapped chicken rolls with cheese and ham

Ingredients (4 servings)   (Receta en español aquí)

12 thin fillets of boneless skinless chicken breast   (I cut larger fillets into strips)

4 slices of havarti cheese (cut each strip into 3)

4 slices of ham (cut into 12 strips)

12 slices of bacon

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

100 ml white wine

100 ml brandy

Toothpicks

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 ºF (180 ºC)

Slice the chicken breast and season a little with salt and pepper to taste.

Cut ham and cheese about the size of the chicken strip.

Roll the chicken with the ham and cheese.

Wrap with a slice of bacon, and secure with toothpicks.

Arrange chicken rolls in a baking dish and pour over the white wine and brandy.

Bake around 30 minutes, until bacon is crisp and the chicken is no longer pink.

Serve immediately and enjoy.

Ferrero rocher and Nutella cheesecake

Ferrero rocher and Nutella cheescake  

Receta en español aquí

Ingredients (24 cm or a 9-inch round springform pan. It’s better to use one of those 1-use aluminum foil pans from the grocery store)

Crust

200 g Digestive biscuits

100 g unsalted butter, melted

2 tbsp white sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Cheseecake

700 g cream cheese, at room temperature

200 g sugar

3 large eggs

250 ml heavy cream

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp Baileys or another liqueur

14 Ferrero Rocher chocolates cut into large chunks

Topping

Nutella and chopped roasted hazelnuts