I will start my story by telling you that – unfortunately – Antonio Banderas and Rosita didn’t show up; however, we have been entertained by a number of very interesting activities.After driving for a couple of hours across the countryside, Mulino Bianco greeted us with a lovely lunch. And now we are ready to start our first activity.We all became chefs, somehow..
It only took an apron and so much curiosity in order to make some Bavarian cream with Greek yogurt. Besides berries, we added another secret ingredient to our recipe; the king of this Tuscan adventure: Buongrano, the first 100 % whole wheat cookie available on the Italian market.
-20 Buongrano Mulino Bianco cookies
-125 g white Greek yogurt
-125 g fresh cream
-40 g sugar
-2 gelatin sheets
– 40 g water and 20 g sugar for syrup
-garnish: berries and/or fruit
Soak gelatin sheets in cold water. Rinse well and place in a bowl.
Whisk yogurt and sugar.
Use an electric whipper to whip cream. Add some yogurt and keep whipping.
Make a syrup by mixing water, sugar, and gelatin. Keep mixing until sugar has dissolved – do not bring it to a boil.
Pour some syrup on your cream with yogurt and keep mixing.
Now fill a pastry bag with your cream.
Place a Buongrano cookie on a plate and cover it with cream.
Garnish with berries and fruits.
After our cooking experience we enjoyed some relax within the beauty of Residence Casanova, the structure that hosted us during this adventure sponsored by Mulino Bianco. Later on we kept exploring some products, ingredients, as well as the cooking process that transforms raw materials into delicious and quality products.
Buongrano is the first 100% whole wheat cookie that doesn’t use palm oil – an ingredient that many doctors, nutritionists and environmentalists keep questioning. It is important to see how such a big and structured company like Mulino Bianco manages to be environmentally-friendly and to offer products characterized by a good price/quality ratio. The company – made up of two internationally known brands like Barilla and Mulino Bianco – puts the wellbeing of their consumers at the core of its business.
After this interesting lesson about nutrition and wellbeing, we enjoyed a lovely refreshment as we were entertained by an acting group that managed to paint a big smile on our face.We dined some regional food and spent the night chatting away.
On the next day the alarm rang at 4.30; the bus left at 5am in order to discover a huge surprise.
I already told you, Antonio Banderas didn’t join us; however, a big hot-air balloon was waiting for us just half an hour away from our hotel.
We flew up in the sky above the Val d’Orcia in order to enjoy the sunrise. More and more surprises were waiting for us! A huge Buongrano Mulino Bianco cookie-shaped crop circle has been created on a grain field! Of course, we were all overwhelmed by excitement and emotion!
I spent my Tuscan adventure along with a great group of people, enjoying wellbeing, nutrition and this delicious new product by Mulino Bianco: Buongrano, a palm oil free, 100% whole wheat cookie. As always, Mulino Bianco knows how to make you feel like home wherever you are. 
