Food as romance is love in its active state, ignited and inspired, it is pure art.

This San Valentine i invite you to make something different do not just go to the market and buy some chocolate , do not just go to the mall and buy some clothes or jewelry , challenge your self and prepare and special dessert for your Valentine , its is going to result cheaper , would mean a lot that any other bought present for you partner.

1. LEMON PIE

Ingredients

For the dough

• 400 gr of cool unsalted butter
• 600 gr of wheat flour
• 6 Tbsp of sugar
• 6 egg yolks

For the filling

• 1 1/2 cans of condensed milk
• 1/2 cup of lime juice
• 6 egg folks

For the meringue

• 6 egg whites
• 1 3/4 cups of powdered sugar
• Lemon scratch
• Vanilla

For the preparation

The precious Mass

• Close the flour on a surface. Add the Sugar (one spoonful at a time)

• Add the butter without salt. (A good trick to incorporate well into the dough is to add it into pieces and crush it with a fork).

• When you have the butter incorporated with the flour, make a hole in the mixture and add the yolks. (Only yolks, no egg whites)

• Knead until all the ingredients are perfectly integrated. The mixture will be somewhat sticky, but will soon become compact.

• Cover with plastic wrap and take to the refrigerator for 4 hours.

• Cover the dough with a low height mold and take it to the oven for 30 to 40 minutes at 180 ° C / 350 ° F. Take it out and let it cool.

The filling

• Mix the condensed milk with the yolks very well and then add the lemon juice.

• Cover the previously baked and cooled dough and take the preparation back to the oven, between 15 to 20 minutes, also at 180 ° C / 350 ° F. Be careful, it should not be hard.

The meringue

• Mix the Sugar, the Claras and take them in a water bath for 5 minutes, moving quickly so they do not burn.

-You will know they are ready when you put your finger and feel hot without burning.

• Immediately afterwards, take them to the blender.

-You can decorate the Merengue as you prefer. If you do not want to complicate, you can shape it by passing a spoon over it.

• Take to the oven for an hour at minimum heat so that the Meringue is hard, crispy and with good color.

2. CINNAMON ROLLS

Ingredients

For Rolls

4 cups of flour
⅓ Butter cup
½ cup of Sugar
1 egg
1 cup of warm milk
1 envelope of Dry yeast (15 gr.)
1 pinch of salt

For the filling

2 tablespoons of Cinnamon
⅓ cup of Butter
200 gr of brown sugar

For the Glaze:
100 gr of cream cheese (Philadelphia)
100 gr of powdered sugar
30 ml of hot water.

Preparation

• Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk.

• Add the Sugar, Butter, Salt, Egg and Flour. Mix well.

• Form a large ball with the dough and place it in a bowl to rest. Let it rest until it doubles its volume. Cover the bowl with a couple of tea towels and leave about 30-40 minutes.

• Stir the dough on a floured surface with the help of a rolling pin and form a large rectangle.

• Reheats the oven to 400 degrees F

• For the filling, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and butter.

• Spain the filling through the rectangle of the dough and with the help of a knife, cut the Rolls that are thick.

• Place the Rolls on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

• For the Glaze, combine all the ingredients and reserve.

• When the Rolls are ready, bathe them with the Glaze.

3. BROWNIES

Ingredients

10 tablespoons (140 gr) of Butter without Salt
1 ¼ cups (250 gr) of Sugar
¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (65 g) of cocoa powder without sugar
¼ teaspoon of Salt
½ teaspoon pure Vanilla extract
2 large cold eggs
½ cup (65 gr) of Flour all use
50 gr of melted chocolate to decorate

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 325 ° F / 160 ° C.

• Grease a mold for Brownie well.

• Combine butter, sugar, cocoa and salt in a heat resistant container and bring this dough to a bain-marie (over a pot with hot water). Mix well until the Butter melts and all the ingredients form a uniform mixture.

• Remove and leave until the mixture is warm. (It will look quite sandy at this point).

• Add the Vanilla with a wooden spoon.

• Add the Eggs, one at a time, and shake vigorously after each one.

• When they are well mixed, add the flour and continue mixing, until it is fully integrated. Shake vigorously for 2 minutes with a spatula.

• Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. It must be taken into account that, depending on the oven, this could take up to 10 more minutes.

• Allow to cool completely on a rack before cutting.

• And finally add the melted chocolate.