Pia's Table

A traditional treat and perfect with coffee. This is a typical Italian ‘biscotti’ recipe which actually means it's baked twice. They remind me of comfort, family gatherings and I adore the aroma throughout my home when they’re baking. In this photo I had actually added a pistachio/almond nut mix which was delish. The only challenge is trying to slice them as thin as possible. Also, there’s no such thing as eating too many! INGREDIENTS: 4 egg whites, room temp 120g caster suga

These gorgeous lemon twist biscuits are perfect to dunk in coffee, on any biscuit platter, any occasion, even for breakfast and can also be created with any leftover pasta frolla/shortcrust pastry! Makes approx. 20 - 24 biscuits Ingredients: 3 Eggs 1 tsp vanilla 120g caster sugar, plus extra to top 100ml milk 80ml olive oil 1 lemon, zest & juice 450g plain flour, or as needed 3 tsp baking powder 1 egg or milk wash to brush each biscuit Icing: 2 cups icing sugar 1/3 cup lemon

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Focaccine...mini focaccia created without yeast and either baked in the oven or padella (pan). It’s a quick dough to create and bake and can be easy prepared before a meal. Some even add potato in the dough for another level of deliciousness. The best part is enjoying focaccine filled with mortadella, prosciutto, cheese or even baked topped with rosemary and cherry tomatoes. They're even perfect to accompany a lunch or dinner meal. Even topping with both salt and a touch of c

Focaccine...baked mini focaccia filled with melted, oozing provola cheese then topped with extra virgin olive oil, rosemary & salt which is a temptation you cannot resist. You can vary the cheese filling but so far provola cheese is my favourite. Even adding a touch of cracked pepper in the filling and/or topping is also a great variation. Ingredients: DOUGH: 500g Tipo 00 or plain/bread flour 2 tsp dried yeast 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 250-280 ml luke-warm water, as neede

Fried or baked potato chips are my weakness and especially served with sour cream and chilli sauce. But these baked zucchini chips are just as delicious and you can definitely say they’re a little healthier! Serve them with my usual sour cream and chilli sauce, even mayonnaise or how I’ve pictured here with my feta, kalamata olive and oregano dip. You can add any spice flavours you desire to the bread crumb mix, either simple salt & pepper, Italian, Greek, Australian native i

This recipe is so easy and absolutely no-knead..well a tiny bit of kneading but really no effort at all. It produces a gorgeous crunch and light soft centre. After you've baking a loaf I can assure you it won't last long and you'll quickly bake another! Ingredients = 1 loaf 500g strong bread flour or plain flour 2 tsp salt 1 tsp active dry yeast* or instant yeast 350ml lukewarm water 1 tbsp olive oil Optional: 1 tsp sugar or touch of honey (* dissolve in small amount of luke

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Makes approx. 12-16 biscuits Ingredients: 50g dutch cocoa powder 150g caster sugar or raw caster sugar 60ml olive oil 2 eggs, lightly whisked 1 tsp vanilla extract 150g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder Salt, pinch Approx 50g icing sugar, to coat biscuits Method: In a large bowl, add cocoa powder, caster sugar and mix until combined. Add the lightly whisked eggs, vanilla and olive oil to the cocoa mix and stir until fully combined. In another bowl combine the flour, baking powd