Easy Italian Recipes

Mafalda concertina rolls

To make mafalda rolls, roll out a long sausage of dough and bend it back and forth in a concertina pattern. Fold the last length along the middle of the folds to secure them in place. Scatter over some sesame seeds. If you find they are not sticking, lightly brush a little water over the surface before putting the seeds on.

Plait masterclass

Make one long sausage of dough around 30cm in length. Make another around 60cm in length. Secure the longer length at its halfway point around the top of the shorter length. Now use the three lengths to make a plait of dough. Secure at the bottom with a little water, if necessary, to hold the plait in place.

Twists

Roll one long sausage-shaped length of dough. Fold it in half and then hold it in the air and give a twist. The ends will spin and twist around one another. Secure at the bottom with a little water, if necessary.