Category: Breads & Pastries
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Bakkali
Central Asian Honey Cake Bakkali Bakkali is a traditional Uyghur cake that is soft, sweet, and full of nutty flavor. The main ingredients are honey, walnuts, eggs, sugar, and flour, and some recipes also include raisins or other dried fruits for extra sweetness. The batter is mixed and baked until it becomes a golden, slightly…
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Arepa Boyacense
Colombian yellow corn, cheese and panela arepas. Arepa Boyacense Arepa Boyasence, cheese filled sweet yellow corn breads from the Boyacá region of Colombia. This recipe is super easy and comes together super fast. It’s the perfect accompaniment to any Colombian dish and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. ⏰Prep Time:30 min ⏲️Cooktime: 10min 🍽️Servings:…
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Lúcuma Tiramisu
Peruvian style tiramisu with Lúcuma Lúcuma Tiramisu This Andean inspired dessert is the perfect no-bake pastry to make this summer. Mascarpone cream flavoured with Peruvian lúcuma pulp, espresso soaked lady fingers topped with cocoa powder what more could you ask for. Lúcuma is a fruit native to the Andes mountains found from southern Colombia to…
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Passion Fruit No-Bake Cheesecake
No-bake cheesecake with passion fruit curd and coconut biscuit crust. Passionfruit No-Bake Cheesecake This easy summer dessert is perfect for dinner parties or for tea time. The passion fruit can be submitted with any fruit puree. This dessert is ideal during summer since it requires no oven and it comes together quit easily and quickly.…
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Pupusas
Salvadoran stuffed corn cakes Pupusas Pupusas are the national dish of El Salvador and loved accros Central America. These stuffed corn ces with various fillings such as cheese, beans meat or a combination are super easy to make and are a perfect introductory dish to Salvadoran cuisine. Paired alongside curtido, a Salvadoran lightly fermented cabbage…
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Chepalgash
Chechen cottage cheese flatbread Chepalgash This buttery soft flat bread filled with farmer’s cheese and green onions is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Chepalgash is a typical bread hailing from Chechnya in the northern Caucasus region. Chepalgash is traditionally served during tea time along with other breads such as hingalsh (a sweet pumpkin flatbread).…
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Khachapuri
Georgian Cheese Bread Khachapuri Originating from Georgia, this savoury pastry is the perfect blend of soft and pillowy bread and stringy melted cheese. This particular style of Khachapuri is called Adjarian Khachapuri or Adjaruli, and what makes it unique is its boat shape and the egg yolk nestled in the centre ready to be mixed…
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Sfouf
Lebanese turmeric cake Sfouf Sfouf is a typical middle eastern cake made with semolina flavoured with orange blossom water and turmeric which give sit a vibrant yellow colour. The cake is perfect for Eid and comes together quite easily. The key is letting it rest before baking it for at least one hour. ⏰Prep Time:…
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Sarı Burma Baklava
Rolled baklava Sarı Burma Baklava Baklava is one of the most famous Mediterranean desserts. Several different varieties exist across the region coming in all different shapes and sizes. Sarı Burma Baklava is a type of rolled baklava from Turkey. Turkish Baklava is typically filled with pistachios where Greeks tend to use more walnuts. This recipe…
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Ma’amoul
Middle Eastern Date Cookies Ma’amoul These Middle Eastern Date cookies resembling shortbread are popular across the Levant can be found with a variety of filings most commonly date, pistachio or walnut. These cookies are especially popular during Eid, Purim, Christmas and Easter celebrations. These cookies use a special mould or pincers to form the iconic…
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