Baguette
The baguette is a variety of French bread distinguishable by its much greater length than width, and noted for its very crispy crust. The standard girth size of a baguette is about 5 or 6 cm, and it can be…
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Free Beer
Free beer, also known as Vores Øl in Danish, is a beer with its recipe licensed under a CC-BY-SA license. Version 4.0 (Codename: Skands) (19 L, ALL-GRAIN) OG = 1.054 FG = 1.014 IBU = 32 SRM = 19 ABV…
Buuz (Mongolian Meat Dumplings)
Ingredients 300 g (11 oz) flour 200–300 g (7.1–11 oz) cold water 20 g (0.71 oz) onion, chopped 400 g (14 oz) beef, minced or ground ½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt ¼ tsp (1.3 ml) pepper (optional) 5 tbsp (75 ml) water 400 ml…
Apple Strudel
Apple strudel is said to be a famous Viennese dish. When the Turks occupied Hungary, they introduced strudel-like pastries to Hungarians. Thanks to the high percentage of gluten in the Hungarian wheat flour, strudel became quite popular in Hungary. From…
Poticza
Poticza is a Slovenian nut roll, often seen around Christmas and Easter. This recipe, adapted from The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion, makes two standard loaves of very rich bread. To serve poticza, slice the cooled loaf into half-inch (1…
Roasted Brined Turkey I
Ingredients ½ US gallon (8 cups) water 2 cups (600 g / 1.3 lb) salt ½ cup (85 g / 3 oz) firmly packed light brown sugar 2 tbsp peppercorns 2 US gallons (7.6 L / 32 cups) of ice…
Ricotta Lasagne
Lasagne is a baked pasta dish. Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) sweet Italian sausage ½ lb (230 g) minced (ground) beef ½ onion, chopped fine 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3½ tbsp sugar 1 tbsp salt 1½ tsp dried basil ½…
Lasagne with Red and White Sauce
Ingredients Bolognese sauce 2–3 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2–3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 sprig rosemary, leaves removed and minced 1 tsp dried oregano 2–3 mid-sized carrots, chopped small or shredded 1–2 sticks of celery, chopped small 1…
Rye Bread Layer Cake
Rugbrødslagkage (Danish for “rye bread layered cake”) is a cake with whipped cream and layers of grated rye bread. Layered cakes of this type are eaten at birthday parties in Denmark, but this recipe with rye bread is quite rare.…
Rainbow Cake
Ingredients Cake 675 g (1.49 lb / 5½ sticks) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 675 g (1.49 lb / 3 cups) superfine sugar 1 tbsp vanilla extract 12 medium or 10 large (about 500 g) eggs 675 g (1.49…
Prekmurska Gibanica (Slovenian Layered Strudel Cake)
Prekmurska gibanica is a pastry similar to Strudel, with poppy seeds, curd cheese, walnuts, and apples. It is a national specialty of Slovenia. Ingredients Strudel dough 500 g flour 40 g sunflower seed oil 200–300 ml lukewarm water Salt Short…
Locrio (Dominican Chicken and Rice)
Ingredients ¼ cup oil for frying 1 tbsp sugar 4 lbs (1.8 kg) chicken, cut in pieces ½ cup olives (pitted) or capers 2 tbsp oil, for when rice is almost done ½ cup finely diced celery ½ cup finely…